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Babymother (15)

Outdoor Cinema 2025

Three Black women standing in a row and smiling, wearing colourful clothes

Be transported back to the streets of 90s North London with a Caribbean dancehall drama widely considered to be the first Black British musical.

Shot on location in Harlesden, North London, Anita (Anjela Lauren Smith) is a young mother who dreams of becoming a dancehall star. Living on a council estate and raising two children alone means that money is tight, but she has all the talent and ambition she needs to make it big – plus the support of her two best friends with whom she forms her vocal group, Sharon (Caroline Chikezie) and Yvette (Jocelyn Esien).

The rhythms of London’s reggae scene are woven through Julien Henriques’ stylish and pioneering film, featuring bold and energetic musical numbers that speak to the legacy of dancehall culture in the capital. Alongside some iconic 90s fashion, all represented in hyper-saturated colours, it’s easy to see how the film earned its place in the British Film Institute’s list of the ‘Top 10 great Black British films’.

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