Fire in Babylon
Stevan Riley
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Fire in Babylon is the breathtaking tale of how the oppressed people of the West Indies fought back and triumphed over their colonial masters; through the remarkable achievements of one of sport's most iconic teams. In a turbulent area of apartheid South Africa, race riots in England and civil unrest in the Caribbean, the West Indian cricketers, led by the enigmatic Viv Richards, struck a wonderfully defiant blow at the forces of white prejudice worldwide. Their undisputed skill, combined with a fearless spirit, allowed them to dominate the game at the highest level, replaying it on their own, terrifying terms. This is their story.
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Film of the Year
Absolutely marvellous and uplifting film. Great story, Great Characters and Inspiring telling of the Greatest Sports Team of the 80s!
Fire in Babylon , Watch and learn
I am a Somerset Man, I sat day upon day watching the greats in this film , Viv , Ian , Joel , . Man was I a lucky person . This movie shows All the greats of a special era and how they played..... But I am also old enough to remember watching "THE HARD MAN OF CRICKET" I know this only shows 30 second of him but watch out for BRIAN CLOSE . If you love Cricket Get this movie, if you don't love cricket buy this movie and learn . Forget your Jumped up footballers . Watch real men play a real mans sport.
Best doc. in years!
What a extraordinary doc.! The story of the West Indies cricketing legends but so much more than that. Lot's of context around the history/politics of the 70's/80's. Overall a really uplifting and entertaining story and a cracking soundtrack with reggae classics.
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