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National Theatre Live: Retrograde
directed by Amit Sharma
Sidney Poitier: Trailblazer, Activist, Icon.
20251h 30m★ 10.0
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Hollywood’s so-called Golden Age. Ten years before becoming the first Black man to win an Oscar, a young Sidney Poitier arrives to sign a life-changing contract that could make him a star. But there’s a catch. As he becomes entangled in events larger than he imagined, Sidney is forced to make an impossible choice – one that will reshape his future, the Civil Rights Movement, and the soul of a nation. From award-winning writer Ryan Calais Cameron (For Black Boys…), exploring integrity, betrayal, and the personal cost of success, Retrograde asks what would you sacrifice to achieve your dream? Backed by double Oscar and BAFTA nominee Colman Domingo as producer, Amit Sharma’s ‘perfectly pitched production’ (Independent) features Ivanno Jeremiah (Constellations), Stanley Townsend (Kaos) and Oliver Johnstone (Antigone).
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Ivanno Jeremiah
Sidney Poitier
Stanley Townsend
Mr Parks
Oliver Johnstone
Bobby
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Director
Amit Sharma
Language
EN
