One Mile Away

Movie · Documentary

Filmmaker Penny Woolcock charts the attempts by two warring gangs in inner-city Birmingham, the Burger Bar Boys (B21) and the Johnson Crew (B6), to bring peace to their neighbourhoods. It follows Penny Woolcock's hip-hop musical `1 Day', which was partly informed by these postcode wars. A demonstration of how film and the determination of ordinary people can transform entrenched social problems.

2013 · 1h 30m
Director Penny Woolcock

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One Mile Away

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Filmmaker Penny Woolcock charts the attempts by two warring gangs in inner-city Birmingham, the Burger Bar Boys (B21) and the Johnson Crew (B6), to bring peace to their neighbourhoods. It follows Penny Woolcock's hip-hop musical `1 Day', which was partly informed by these postcode wars. A demonstration of how film and the determination of ordinary people can transform entrenched social problems.

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Studio
Sundance
Released
2013
Run Time
1 hr 30 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
United Kingdom
© 2012 Rare Day

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Original Audio
English (United Kingdom)
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English (United Kingdom) (AAC)

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English (CC)

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Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.