Alex Wheatle is a 2020 historical drama film directed by Steve McQueen and co-written by McQueen and Alastair Siddons. It stars Sheyi Cole as Alex Wheatle, a Black British novelist who was sentenced to a term of imprisonment after the 1981 Brixton uprising. The film was released as part of the anthology series Small Axe on BBC One on 6 December 2020 and on Amazon Prime Video on 11 December 2020.[1]

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Alex Wheatle
Publicity poster with still from Alex Wheatle. Note that the actors named at the top appear in other Small Axe films, not this one.
Written by	Steve McQueen Alastair Siddons
Directed by	Steve McQueen
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Running time	66 minutes
Distributor	BBC One Amazon Prime Video
Release
Original release	6 December 2020 (2020-12-06) (United Kingdom)

Cast

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 97% based on 43 critic reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Sheyi Cole shines in Alex Wheatle, a harrowing biopic that barely scratches the surface of a complex life, but does so with empathy and finesse."[2] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 77 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[3]

References

External links

• Alex Wheatle at IMDb

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