Watch the tale of how the Illegitimate daughter of a navy admiral is brought up by her aristocratic uncle and his wife. She grows up to abolish slavery in England.
The biracial daughter, Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), of Royal Navy Captain Sir John Lindsay (Matthew Goode) is raised by aristocratic Great-uncle Lord William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (Tom Wilkinson) in 18th century England.
Cast: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Miranda Richardson, Emily Watson, Tom Wilkinson
Dir: Amma Asante
Cert: 12
Dur: 1h 40mins
Q&A: Brother Hakim (Film Doctor + Founder of Black Starline)
Part of the Curious About Colonialism project delivered by The New Black Film Collective and supported by Tower Hamlets Council.
FREE but please book your space.