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Film / 2019
Hero: Inspired by the Extraordinary Life & Times of Mr. Ulric Cross
Directed by
Frances-Anne Solomon
Inspired by the life and times of Caribbean war hero, judge and diplomat Ulric Cross whose amazing life spanned key moments of the 20th Century like WW2, African independence movements, Black Power, the rise of a new brand of Black leadership around the world, events that define our present reality.
The story
Inspired by the life and times of Caribbean war hero, judge and diplomat Ulric Cross whose amazing life spanned key moments of the 20th Century like WW2, African independence movements, Black Power, the rise of a new brand of Black leadership around the world, events that define our present reality.
Cast
Nickolai SalcedoUlric Cross
Peter WilliamsAnthony 'Pony' Macfarlane
Jessica B. HillNicola Cross
Joseph MarcellC.L.R. James
Pippa NixonAnn Cross
Jimmy AkingbolaKwame Nkrumah
Adjetey AnangPatrice Lumumba
Kofi AdjorloloKofi Mensah
Eric Kofi Abrefa
John DumeloP.K. Asante
OC UkejeJulius Nyerere
Fraser JamesGeorge Padmore
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Valerie BuhagiarDaphne Park
Ulric CrossSelf (archive footage)
Ann CrossSelf
Prince David OseiaMobutu Sese Seko
Ecow Smith-AsanteEduardo Mondlane
Kenneth FiatiAhmadou Ahidjo
Rhoma SpencerMiss Small
Ben OnwukweW.E.B. Dubois
Rudolph WalkerT.Ras Makonnen
Melanie Nicholls-KingAmy Ashwood Garvey
Giles AldersonProfessor J. Hawker
Elvis NouemsiSolicitor General's Office Worker
Ted AthertonNigel (Publisher)
Tessa AlexanderUlric's Mother
Jonathan BlaizeYoung Ulric
Nikolai Sergio EmmanuelAdolescent Ulric Cross
Lionel BoodlalSamuel Selvon
Keegan CumminsGeorge Lamming
Chris EarleLarry Devlin
John Samuel KandeSimon Tshiovo
Jordan LetlowDenzel Howden
Faisal LutchmedialVS. Naipaul
Andy MarshallTelford Georges
Douglas MeyersUlric's Uncle
Kearn SamuelUlric's Father
Oseloka MbamefoCameroonian Minister
Andy WolfRAF Administrator
Sebastian DeeryRAF Administrator
Kevon BrooksMr. Roach
Valentine OdiaseHenry Sylvester Williams
Mike OdongkaraCongolese Reporter
Salma DharseeMI6 Spy
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