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David Ehrlich, IndieWire
Sat, 01/27/2018 - 11:35am

‘Yardie’ Review: Idris Elba’s Directorial Debut Is Hard to Enjoy and Even Harder to Understand — Sundance 2018

Elba's limp and lifeless debut is a rote Jamaican crime saga that could benefit from some subtitles.

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