Yardie

Name: Yardie
Director: Idris Elba

Feature Film | 2017-2018 | Crime, Drama | United Kingdom

Main data

Director	Idris Elba
Written by	Martin Stellman, Brock Norman Brock, Victor Headley (literary source)
Production	Warp Films [uk]
Distributor	Studiocanal GmbH

Shooting data

Locations	UK (London) & Jamaica
Filming regions	Jamaica, United Kingdom

Trailers/Videos

[en] Official Trailer - Studiocanal UK

Posters

Brief synopsis

Set in ‘70s Jamaica and ‘80s London, YARDIE centers on the story of ‘D’ (Aml Ameen) who embarks on an explosive quest for retribution following the death of his brother.

Cast

Actor	Role name	Voice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Aml Ameen	D [L]
Shantol Jackson	Yvonne [SR]
Stephen Graham	Rico [SR]
Fraser James	Piper [SR]
Sheldon Shepherd	King Fox [SR]
Everaldo Creary	Jerry Dread [SR]
Tanika Bailey	Rita [SR]	Nurcan Özdemir

Crew

Activity	Name	Comment
Director of photography	John Conroy
Casting director	Shaheen Baig
Costume designer	James Keast
Director	Idris Elba
Director (dubbing)	Marius Götze-Clarén german dubbing 2019	german dubbing 2019
Editor	Justine Wright
Producer	Gina Carter Warp Films	Warp Films
Producer	Robin Gutch Warp Films	Warp Films
Production designer	Damien Creagh
Screenwriter	Martin Stellman
Screenwriter	Brock Norman Brock
Literary source	Victor Headley

Production companies

Company	Comment
Warp Films [uk]

Distribution / Sales companies

Company	Comment
Studiocanal GmbH Germany (theatrical)	Germany (theatrical)

Facilities

Department	Company	Comment
Sound (Postproduction)	Eclair Studios// Christa Kistner Synchronproduktion

Festivals

Year	Country	Festival	Comment
2018	USA	Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Dramatic Competition	World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Cinema releases and premieres

Type	Country	Date	Comment
Theatre release	Germany	Thursday, 28/02/2019
Theatre release	United Kingdom	Friday, 31/08/2018
Premiere		Saturday, 20/01/2018	Sundance Film Festival [us]

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