Yardie is a movie directed by Idris Elba in 2018 and based on the book of the same name by Victor Headley, first published in 1990. The movie features Aml Ameen, Stephen Graham, Akin Gazi, Mark Rhino Smith, Fraser James, Naomi Ackie, and others.
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Storyline
Set in ’70s Kingston and ’80s Hackney, the movie revolves around the life of a young Jamaican man named D, haunted by the childhood murder of his older brother Jerry Dread. Under the guidance of Kingston Don and music producer King Fox, D is sent to London. There, he reunites with his childhood sweetheart Yvonne and their daughter, whom he hasn’t seen since she was a baby.
Movie vs Book
Year
2018
Minutes
101
Movie Rate
5.90
Source: IMDb
Year
1990
Pages
185
Book Rate
6.92
S: Goodreads
Book
Yardie
Author: Victor Headley
Country: UK
First published in: 1990
Length: 185 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Yardie Series
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“When you write a movie, you have a hundred collaborators. But when you write a novel, it's yours.”
SIDNEY SHELDON (Writer, Screenwriter)
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