‘Blue Story’ Trailer: Gang Warfare Tests A Friendship In Rapman’s Gritty Directorial Debut

British rapper Rapman, creator of the phenomenal Youtube series Shiro’s Story, makes his feature directorial debut with Blue Story. The film follows themes that have been prevalent in all of his work, such as friendship, betrayal, and loyalty, all told in a style befitting the gritty London streets.

SYNOPSIS: Best friends Timmy (Stephen Odubola) and Marco (Micheal Ward) go to the same high school in Peckham, but live in neighboring London boroughs. When Marco’s beaten up by one of Timmy’s primary school friends the two boys wind up on rival sides of a never-ending cycle of gang war in which there are no winners …only victims.

Rapman was inspired by his own story and narrates, working with a cast that includes Rohan Nedd, Kadeem Ramsay, Khali Best, and Junior Afolabi Salokun. A little bit of controversy hit the film when police were violently attacked during a screening last year. The incident led to a couple of theater chains pulling the film entirely.

Blue Story hits theaters on March 20th.

 

Travis Hopson
Travis Hopson has been reviewing movies before he even knew there was such a thing. Having grown up on a combination of bad '80s movies, pro wrestling, comic books, and hip-hop, Travis is uniquely positioned to geek out on just about everything under the sun. A vampire who walks during the day and refuses to sleep, Travis is the co-creator and lead writer for Punch Drunk Critics. He is also a contributor to Good Morning Washington, WBAL Morning News, and WETA Around Town. In the five minutes a day he's not working, Travis is also a voice actor, podcaster, and Twitch gamer. Travis is a voting member of the Critics Choice Association (CCA), Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA), and Late Night programmer for the Lakefront Film Festival.