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Friday, August 23, 2019

DVD & Blu-ray: BABYLON (1980) - Kino Lorber

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Product Description: Franco Rosso’s incendiary Babylon had its world premiere at Cannes in 1980 but went unreleased in the U.S. for “being too controversial, and likely to incite racial tension” (Vivien Goldman, Time Out). Raw and smoldering, it follows a young reggae DJ (Brinsley Forde, frontman of landmark British group Aswad) in Thatcher-era Brixton as he pursues his musical ambitions, battling fiercely against the racism and xenophobia of employers, neighbors, police, and the National Front. Written by Martin Stellman (Quadrophenia) and shot by two-time Oscar® winner Chris Menges (The Killing Fields), Babylon is fearless and unsentimental, and set to a blistering reggae, dub, and lovers rock soundtrack featuring Aswad, Johnny Clarke, and more, anchored by legendary producer Dennis Bovell’s (The Slits) atmospheric score.


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Director: Franco Rosso

Starring: David N. Haynes, Trevor Laird, Victor Romero Evans

Genre: Drama

Runtime: 95 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Studio: Kino Lorber

Home Video Release Date: August 20, 2019




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VIDEO

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DVD
  • Codec: MPEG-2
  • Resolution: 480i
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Encoding Format: 16:9
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only)
Blu-ray
  • Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
  • Resolution: 1080p
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Region: Region A/1

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Dubbed:
  • DVD: None
  • Blu-ray: None

Audio Formats:
  • DVD: Dolby Digital 2.0
  • Blu-ray: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0


SUBTITLES

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DVD: English

Blu-ray: English



SPECIAL FEATURES & EXTRAS

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  • Audio Commentary with director Franco Rosso, screenwriter Martin Stellman, actor Brinsley Forde and producer Gavrik Losey
  • Booklet Essay by music journalist Mike Rubin
  • Dread Beat and Blood (1979) -- documentary on Linton Kwesi Johnson directed by Franco Rosso
  • "Launderette" (1981) - Vivien Goldman music video directed by Mick Calvert
  • New Interviews with Brinsley Forde and Dennis Bovell
  • Restoration Featurette
  • Q&A with Cast and Crew (Recorded at the BFI Southbank in 2008)
  • Trailers


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