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title: 'Alex Wheatle (2020)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Steve McQueen'
released: '2020-12-06'
genres:
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/alex-wheatle-2020'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10551104/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Alex Wheatle (2020)

2020 · History · United Kingdom

Part of: Small Axe

## Synopsis

Alex Wheatle is a 2020 historical drama film directed by Steve McQueen and co-written by McQueen and Alastair Siddons. It stars Sheyi Cole as Alex Wheatle, a Black British novelist who was sentenced to a term of imprisonment after the 1981 Brixton uprising. The film was released as part of the anthology series Small Axe on BBC One on 6 December 2020 and on Amazon Prime Video on 11 December 2020.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Steve McQueen](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-mcqueen-2)
- **Director of Photography:** [Shabier Kirchner](https://cinepixo.com/people/shabier-kirchner)

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