Dread Beat and Blood
Seen it?1979 | 45 min | Documentary, Music
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- One for anyone who loves backroom deals and speeches and anyone who likes knowing it really happened. Power and ambition drive every scene. A good follow-up to Michael Jackson's This Is It or The Greatest Night in Pop. Based on real events, so expect to go down a research rabbit hole afterwards.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves through the story clearly, at 45 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1979: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you want made-up drama tonight.
Follows dub poet master Linton Kwesi Johnson out of the recording studio onto the Brixton streets.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
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- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Franco Rosso
- Linton Kwesi Johnson
- Dennis Bovell