The Long Song is a three-episode BBC drama adapted from the book of the same name. I stumbled upon it by chance a few days ago, and I was hooked as soon as I began watching. The Long Song is the tale of a Jamaican slave named July, and the events of her life that take place around the time that ideas regarding abolition are beginning come into play. The drama depicts a breathtaking and harrowing tale that encapsulates so much more than a single woman's experiences, and white men are just as awful as you'd expect. Characters are realistically and terribly flawed, and the drama gets you invested before you even realize what's happening. Beautiful cinematography, wonderful acting, and heart-hitting writing really come together to make The Long Song a powerful feature you don't want to miss out on.
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| July with her owner Caroline, a rather nasty woman who calls her Marguerite and took her from the arms of her mother as a child. |
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| Caroline also may or may not be a mess of a human with terrible fashion sense. |
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| Don't even get me started on this white boy with high hopes for "free" slaves. |
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