Mangrove (2020): Cast & Plot
Mangrove is a 2020 drama directed by Steve McQueen, starring Shaun Parkes as Frank Crichlow, Rochenda Sandall and Malachi Kirby. It runs 2 hours 7 minutes.
- Runtime
- 2h 7m (127 min)
- Director
- Steve McQueen
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Turbine Studios
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Mangrove About?
The premise of Mangrove without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
The true story of the Mangrove Nine, Frank Crichlow, and the trial that took place at the Old Bailey in 1970.
Mangrove Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- year 1968
- notting hill london
- restaurant
- black panthers
- based on true story
- year 1970
- year 1971
- caribbean food
- trinidadian
- steelpan
- notting hill carnival
- police racism
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- police brutality
- protest
- self represented
- london metropolitan police
- police constable
- racist cop
- photo montage
- reference to enoch powell
- reference to ogun
- pig's head
- reference to yoruba
- black owned business
- reference to c.l.r. james
- reference to black power
- reggae music
- one word title
- london england
- justice
- contemporary historical setting
- social commentary
- social drama
- legal drama
- political drama
- reference to trinidad
- barrister
- xenophobia
- ethnic community
- grand opening sign
- old bailey london
- new business
- police raid gone wrong
- racial hatred
- racist police
- police chief inspector
- police inspector
- judge
- criminal barrister
- magistrate
Mangrove Cast & Characters
Shaun Parkes leads the cast as Frank Crichlow, with Rochenda Sandall as Barbara Beese and Malachi Kirby as Darcus Howe. Directed by Steve McQueen; 22 actors are credited in all.
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Director Steve McQueen
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Shaun Parkes as Frank Crichlow -
Rochenda Sandall as Barbara Beese -
Malachi Kirby as Darcus Howe - Rachel Sophia-Anthony as Family Member to Darcus Howe
Also Starring in Mangrove
· 18 more- Letitia Wright Altheia Jones
- Gershwyn Eustache Jnr Eddie LeCointe
- Jodhi May Selma James
- Alex Jennings
- Gary Beadle
- Sam Spruell
- Jack Lowden
- Karl Farrer Journalist
- Richie Campbell
- Joakim Skarli Police Officer
- Thomas Coombes PC Royce
- Joe Tucker The Court Officer
- Richard Cordery
- Jumayn Hunter
- Nathaniel Martello-White
- Joshua Viner Mr. Abott
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- Guy Samuels Police Sergeant
- Charlotte Nash 1971 Youth
More from Steve McQueen
More films directed by Steve McQueen: Sunshine State, Lovers Rock, All Day / I Feel Like That and Ashes.
Mangrove Plot Summary
What happens in Mangrove from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In late 1960s Notting Hill, Frank Crichlow opens the Mangrove, a warmly received Caribbean restaurant that becomes a central gathering place for a close-knit community in a neighborhood shaped by migration, memory, and daily routines. The Mangrove stands as a beacon of culture and resilience, inviting neighbors to share meals, stories, and a sense of belonging, even as tensions simmer just beneath the surface.
On opening night, the local mood shifts when Constable Pulley declares that Black spaces should be kept in their place, signaling the start of a harsh, lingering scrutiny from the police that will shadow Crichlow and his patrons. The accusation is blunt, and the charge—an impression of illicit activity around the Mangrove—taps into longstanding stereotypes about crime and Black life in the area.
Full summary
The whole story of Mangrove, scene by scene
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Mangrove FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Director
Runtime, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Mangrove, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Mangrove?
Mangrove runs 2 hours 7 minutes (127 minutes).
Who directed Mangrove?
Mangrove was directed by Steve McQueen.
More films by Steve McQueen Who is in the cast of Mangrove?
Mangrove stars Shaun Parkes as Frank Crichlow, Rochenda Sandall as Barbara Beese and Malachi Kirby as Darcus Howe, among 22 credited actors.
Does Mangrove have a post-credit scene?
No. Mangrove has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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