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.
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Cornell John as Izi
Said Mohamed as Abdi
Steve Northy as Policeman 2
Mukhtar Yaro as Mr. Achebe
Yakuba Bayi as Mr. Togba
Golda Rosheuvel as Suzanne
Jâms Thomas as Mr. Rowlands
Lee James as Izi's Lover
Anita Reynolds as Nigerian Woman
Nnamdi Iyizoba as Nigerian Man 1
Emmanuel Oshii as Nigerian Man 2
Ross O'Hennessy as Construction Foreman
Sule Rimi as Lead Construction Dude
Dee Rees Writer
Dee Rees Director
Bradford Young Director of Photography
Berwyn Rowlands Executive Producer
Zoe Howerska Costume Supervisor
David Ball Executive Producer
Nekisa Cooper Unit Production Manager
Leigh-Ann Regan Casting Director
Amelia Shankland Production Design
Lisa Pugh Key Makeup Artist
Shahzad Ismaily Original Music Composer
Mike Shoring Sound Recordist
Muirelle Wilson Production Design
United Kingdom 01 October 2009
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