126 mins

Directed by: Horace Ové

Starring: Herbert Norville, Oscar James, Frank Singuineau, Lucita Lijertwood

Britain’s first Black-made feature film, one of the high points of director Horace Ové’s celebrated career, Pressure now screens in a new 4k restoration from the BFI National Archive.

Set in ‘70s London, it follows Tony, the British-born son of Trinidadian parents. Tony struggles on leaving school, finding himself torn between his parents' church-going conformity and his brother's Black Power militancy. As his initially high hopes for the future are repeatedly dashed – he cannot find work anywhere, as potential employers treat him with suspicion – his sense of alienation grows. Looking for a place to belong, he joins his friends in the streets. Ové’s stark, seminal film portrays a Britain wrestling with the transition to multiculturalism.

Friday 17 November

Wednesday 22 November

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