Dancing On The Edge DVD

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Award-winning dramatist Stephen Poliakoff blows open the volatile world of 1930s London in a story about a black jazz band&s rise to success before violence & prejudice brings it crashing back to earth Set in an extraordinary period of immense change the Louis Lester Band arrives at the forefront of an emerging musical movement jazz As the band grows in popularity & starts to mix with the upper classes the intoxicating combination of music money & parties pull the characters into a glamorous but perilous world Soon the band begins to feel immune from the prejudice hovering beneath the surface of society but the sudden death of one of the band members creates a catastrophic turn in their fortunes They immediately find themselves confronted by betrayal & their privileged position is quickly torn away from them as they begin to discover who their friends really are A stellar cast including Chiwetel Ejiofor John Goodman Matthew Goode & Jacqueline Bisset star in this explosive new drama where for a moment music transcends the divisions of class & race until fear & hate once again tear them apart Actors Jenna-Louise Coleman John Goodman Austin Hardiman Nicholas Blatt Peter Brown Calvin Dean & Martine Richards Director Stephen Poliakoff Certificate 12 years & over Year 2012 Languages English