Young Soul Rebels

Biography & Overview

Young Soul Rebels is a 1991 independent coming-of-age thriller film written by Derrick Saldaan McClintock, Isaac Julien and Paul Hallam, and directed by Julien as his narrative feature film debut. An international co-production of the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Spain, the film examines the interaction between youth cultural movements during the late 1970s in the UK — namely skinheads, punks, and soulboys — along with the social, political, and cultural tensions between them.
The film was released in the United Kingdom on 9 August 1991, followed by a North American release on 6 December 1991. The film was the feature film acting debut of Sophie Okonedo and Eamonn Walker.