Film

National Theatre Live: Small Island

2019 · 2h 55m · Drama

IMDb

8.6

Embark on a journey from Jamaica to Britain, through the Second World War to 1948 – the year the HMT Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury, England. The play follows three intricately connected stories. Hortense yearns for a new life away from rural Jamaica, Gilbert dreams of becoming a lawyer, and Queenie longs to escape her Lincolnshire roots.

Leah Harvey

Hortense Roberts

Aisling Loftus

Queenie Buxton

Gershwyn Eustache Jnr

Gilbert Joseph

CJ Beckford

Michael Roberts

Paul Bentall

Jacqueline Boatswain

Phoebe Frances Brown

Chereen Buckley

Cavan Clarke

Shiloh Coke

Beatie Edney

Adam Ewan

David Fielder

Amy Forrest

John Hastings

Stephanie Jacob

• Rufus NorrisDirector
• Helen EdmundsonScreenplay
• Andrea LevyNovel

Official Trailer | Small Island - Stage Adaptation | National Theatre at HomeOfficial Teaser | Small Island | National Theatre at Home

Release date

June 27, 2019

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 55m

Rated

15

Genres

Drama

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