World of Skinhead

Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influe...

Runtime

1h 59m

Director

Tony Kaye

Cast

Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D'Angelo

After a chaotic night of rioting in a marginal suburb of Paris, three young friends, Vinz, Hubert and Saïd, wander around unoccupied waiting for news about the state of health of a mutual friend who has been seriously injured when confronting the police.

Runtime

1h 38m

Director

Mathieu Kassovitz

Cast

Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé, Saïd Taghmaoui

When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican bobsled team.

Runtime

1h 38m

Director

Jon Turteltaub

Cast

Leon, Doug E. Doug, Rawle D. Lewis

A gently humorous look at otherness and xenophobia in modern day German with this tale of a black Berlin teen named Leroy who rediscovers his roots after falling for a pretty white girl and meeting her racist family.

Runtime

1h 29m

Director

Armin Völckers

Cast

Conrad F. Geier, Anna Hausburg, Cay Helmich

Ivanhoe Martin arrives in Kingston, Jamaica, looking for work and, after some initial struggles, lands a recording contract as a reggae singer. He records his first song, "The Harder They Come," but after a bitter dispute with a manipulative producer named Hilton, soon finds himself resorting to petty crime in order to pay the bills. H...

Runtime

1h 43m

Director

Perry Henzell

Cast

Jimmy Cliff, Janet Bartley, Carl Bradshaw