# Handsworth Songs (1986)

English · Released 1986-05-08

Handsworth Songs is a 1986 English film. Meera Syal appears in it.

Cast: Meera Syal as Voice Over

## Storyline
The Black Audio Film Collective’s acclaimed essay film, 'Handsworth Songs', examines the 1985 race riots in Handsworth and London. Interweaving archival photographs, newsreel clips, and home movie footage, the film is both an exploration of documentary aesthetics and a broad meditation social and cultural oppression through Britain’s intertwined narratives of racism and economic decline.

## Common questions

### When was Handsworth Songs released?
Handsworth Songs was released on 8 May 1986.

### Who stars in Handsworth Songs?
Meera Syal star in Handsworth Songs.

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