Take a look at the new trailer to arrive for Yardie, the upcoming crime-drama that marks the directorial debut for actor Idris Elba.
The film is based on the acclaimed novel by Victor Headley and tells the story of D, a young Jamaican man who has grown up under the wing of a Kingston Don. He is sent to ’80s London to deliver a package to a London gangster, but things don’t go according to plan. D soon finds himself on a bloody path of retribution.
Elba’s worked with some powerhouse directors (Ridley Scott, Guillermo del Toro, Cary Fukunaga, and Taika Waititi among them), so hopefully he’s learned a thing or two and crafted a film that matches his skills in front of the camera. It’s a strong trailer, showcasing a solid eye and a potent narrative. We’ll see what we’re in for when the film opens later this year.
Yardie stars Aml Ameen, Everaldo Creary, Sheldon Shepherd, Shantol Jackson, and Stephen Graham.
Official synopsis for Yardie:
Set in ’70s Kingston and ’80s Hackney, Yardie centres on the life of a young Jamaican man named D (Aml Ameen), who has never fully recovered from the murder, committed during his childhood, of his older brother Jerry Dread (Everaldo Creary). D grows up under the wing of a Kingston Don and music producer named King Fox (Sheldon Shepherd). Fox dispatches him to London, where he reconnects with his childhood sweetheart, Yvonne (Shantol Jackson), and his daughter who he’s not seen since she was a baby. He also hooks up with a soundclash crew, called High Noon. But before he can be convinced to abandon his life of crime and follow “the righteous path”, he encounters the man who shot his brother 10 years earlier, and embarks on a bloody, explosive quest for retribution – a quest which brings him into conflict with vicious London gangster Rico (Stephen Graham).
