Set in '70s Kingston and '80s Hackney, Yardie centres on the life of a young Jamaican man named D (Aml Ameen), who has never fully recovered from the murder, committed during his childhood, of his older brother Jerry Dread (Everaldo Creary). D grows up under the wing of a Kingston Don and music producer named King Fox (Sheldon Shepherd). Fox dispatches him to London, where he reconnects with his childhood sweetheart, Yvonne (Shantol Jackson), and his daughter who he's not see... (Full plot summary below)
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Set in '70s Kingston and '80s Hackney, Yardie centres on the life of a young Jamaican man named D (Aml Ameen), who has never fully recovered from the murder, committed during his childhood, of his older brother Jerry Dread (Everaldo Creary). D grows up under the wing of a Kingston Don and music producer named King Fox (Sheldon Shepherd). Fox dispatches him to London, where he reconnects with his childhood sweetheart, Yvonne (Shantol Jackson), and his daughter who he's not seen since she was a baby. He also hooks up with a soundclash crew, called High Noon. But before he can be convinced to abandon his life of crime and follow "the righteous path", he encounters the man who shot his brother 10 years earlier, and embarks on a bloody, explosive quest for retribution - a quest which brings him into conflict with vicious London gangster Rico (Stephen Graham).
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| CineVueZoe MargolisThere are powerful performances by the cast, particularly Ameen; Idris has a deft hand working with actors, bringing out sharp focus and intensity in them all. |
| Sunday Independent (Ireland)Hilary A WhiteYou'd never accuse Yardie...of being a particularly original yarn, but its attention to style, music and language...lends it enough verve to stand on its own. |
| Daily Express (UK)Andy LeaThe performances, the witty dialogue, the bracingly authentic production design and the thumping soundtrack are what make this movie sing. |
| HeyUGuysStefan PapeHe may be in the infancy of his directing career, but in Yardie Idris Elba has shown much promise. |
| indieWireDavid EhrlichAs it stands, Yardie seldom amounts to anything more than a collection of vaguely related scenes, simultaneously both too muddled and too straightforward to have any resonance beyond the moment at hand. |
| CineuropaKaleem AftabIn his feature debut, [Idris] Elba shows some promise that he'll be as good behind the camera as he is in front of it. |
| Film InquiryAlistair RyderThe familiar elements of Yardie outweigh the delightfully offbeat ones, leaving the final product feeling fairly forgettable - but with glimmers of hope that Elba can pull it together for a far more accomplished sophomore effort. |
| Radio TimesAndrew CollinsAmid all the signifiers and allusions that resonate with the ethnic and identity-based struggles of today, Elba's mission to demystify the culture feels even more sincere. |
| The Ooh TrayEd WhitfieldNot much to write home about, which is a pity for a film about emigres. |
| Irish TimesDonald ClarkeThis is a film about the pressures and demands of making another country your own. Too often, however, the viewer will feel as befuddled as the protagonist. |
