Colonial Gods

Oct 1, 2009

0h 29m

★ 7.7

Overview

A complicated friendship between a young Somali and Nigerian man unfolds against the chaos of gentrification and displacement in the small immigrant community in Cardiff known as Tiger Bay.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

The Festivals Company

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Cast

Izi

Cornell John

Abdi

Said Mohamed

Policeman 2

Steve Northy

Mr. Achebe

Mukhtar Yaro

Mr. Togba

Yakuba Bayi

Suzanne

Golda Rosheuvel

Mr. Rowlands

Jâms Thomas

Izi's Lover

Lee James

Nigerian Woman

Anita Reynolds

Nigerian Man 1

Nnamdi Iyizoba

Nigerian Man 2

Emmanuel Oshii

Construction Foreman

Ross O'Hennessy

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