Small Island

War, romance, infidelity and social unrest.

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Release Date

12/6/2009

Runtime

2 eps, 180 mins

Genres

Drama

Overview

Follow three intricately connected stories of Jamaicans and Londoners involved in World War Two. Hortense yearns for a new life away from rural Jamaica, Gilbert dreams of becoming a lawyer, and Queenie longs to escape her Lincolnshire roots. Hope and humanity meet stubborn reality as we trace the tangled history of Jamaica and the UK.

Status

Ended

Original Language

English

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A sweeping, intimate portrait of three people caught between worlds during wartime, navigating the collision of hope and prejudice. The film traces how personal yearning for belonging becomes inseparable from the broader historical reckoning between Jamaica and Britain.