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Blue Story

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Blue Story

R

2019

1h 31m

Crime

Drama

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Best friends Timmy and Marco go to the same high school in Peckham but live in neighboring London boroughs. When Marco gets beaten up by one of Timmy's primary school friends, the two boys wind up on rival sides of a never-ending cycle of gang wars in which there are no winners, only hapless victims.

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Critics Consensus

Raw and riveting, Blue Story overcomes its somewhat prosaic story with powerful performances and an impressive clarity of purpose.

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Bob Mondello

NPR

For a big screen directing debut, "Blue Story" is pretty accomplished.

Feb 24, 2021

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Greer McNally

Time Out

It's a vital story about contemporary London.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 24, 2021

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Matthew Taylor

Sight & Sound

The emphatic style can be repetitive, but it's confident work that crucially doesn't condescend to the youth audience best placed to receive its sobering pacifist message.

Feb 24, 2021

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Danny Brogan

Common Sense Media

Blue Story is a movie that should be seen, no matter how tough.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 24, 2021

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Victoria Luxford

Radio Times

While the action may lead to a predictable ending, Blue Story is a polished film whose message is timely and important.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 24, 2021

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Paul Salfen

AMFM Magazine

It's brutal, raw, and often hard to watch - and hard to understand at times. However, it is striking and will stay with you well after you watch it. The storytelling, with narrative hip hop interludes from Rapman is totally unique and fresh.

Rated: 9.0

Nov 25, 2020

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aasim r

Best UK film oat 👌🏽👌🏽

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/27/25

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Ricardo Gil P

Probably the worst movie I’m remembering to ever watch.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/16/25

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Audience Member

Terrible movie. Don’t recommend it at all.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/16/25

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Lil_DenYT

I really like this film. It is one of my personal favourites. The movie has al the elements a crime/drama-styled film should have. It has a really shocking end and overall is an interesting movie. It is not boring or childish at all because there is a lot of guns and is at times a little gruesome. I really recommend watching this movie is you are fan of crime/drama films

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/10/23

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Rosana B

Um retrato duro e cruel de rivalidade triviais e fútil dos jovens de periferia, infelizmente uma realidade com muitos países, uma pena ver a margem da sociedade, negros, lutando entre si, numa rixa sem sentido e sem objetivo, enquanto poderia estar unindo forças e lutando por eles, contra uma sociedade que os marginaliza e não com os próprios irmãos de sociedade, porém de guetos opostos… Uma história fictícia baseada no verdadeiro conflito entre os Peckham Boys e os Ghetto Boys existentes...

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/16/22

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gareth d

Peng ting fam. Lots of the Top Boy gang over here. Solid London Street gang movie with some nice grime tunes.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Synopsis

Best friends Timmy and Marco go to the same high school in Peckham but live in neighboring London boroughs. When Marco gets beaten up by one of Timmy's primary school friends, the two boys wind up on rival sides of a never-ending cycle of gang wars in which there are no winners, only hapless victims.

Director: Rapman
Producer: Damian Jones, Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor
Screenwriter: Rapman
Production Co: Joi Productions, Paramount Pictures, DJ Films, BBC Films, WrushMedia
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Drug Use|Some Sexuality|Violence)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): May 5, 2020
Runtime: 1h 31m

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