Hero (2018 film)
Hero is a Trinidad and Tobago film produced and directed by Francess-Anne Solomon.[1][2] It won an award in the 2019 Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Diaspora Narrative Feature Film category.[3]
Hero | |
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Directed by | Francess-Anne Solomon |
Produced by | Frances-Anne Solomon |
Screenplay by | Frances-Anne Solomon, Nickolai Salcedo, Akley Olton |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
Country | Trinidad and Tobago Canada |
Language | English |
Synopsis
In 1941 Ulric Cross, a young man from Trinidad, leaves his island home to seek his fortune. He emerges from World War II as the RAF's most decorated West Indian.[1] His life took a dramatically different course when he followed the call of history, and joined the independence movements sweeping Africa in the 50s and 60s.[4]
Cast
- Kofi Adjorlolo as Asantehene
- Jimmy Akingbola as Kwame Nkrumah
- Giles Alderson as Professor J. Hawker
- Tessa Alexander as Ulric's Mother
- Adjetey Anang as Patrice Lumumba
- Sam Asante as Journalist
- Jonathan Blaize as Young ulric
- Ayinde Blake as RAF Pilot
References
- "Hero: Inspired by the Extraordinary Life and Times of Mr. Ulric Cross". trinidad+tobago film festival. 2020-08-31. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
- T&T Performing Arts Network (2018-07-18). "HERO Opens Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival". The Trinidad and Tobago Performing Arts Network. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
- "AMAA 2019 Full List Of Winners". www.ama-awards.com. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
- admin. "New "HERO" movie takes on Toronto, Then the world…". Retrieved 2020-10-06.
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