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Small Axe: Series 1: Lovers Rock

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In 1980, black youths find freedom and romance at London house parties.

In 1980, black youths find freedom and romance at London house parties and in the sweet sound of a reggae genre known as lovers rock.

Lovers Rock tells a fictional story of young love at a blues party in 1980. The film is an ode to the romantic reggae genre called lovers rock, and to the black youth who found freedom and love in its sound at London house parties, at a time when they were unwelcome in white nightclubs.

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