Watched the 2022 movie ‘Empire of Light’ with my missus last night. Good movie about the workers at a cinema in Margate in 1980/81 Thatcher’s Britain. Good cast, Toby Jones, Olivia Coleman etc
A focus on relationships, racism and day to day bigotry faced by cinema worker and Rude Boy which comes to a head when the scooter rally comes to town.
Scooters, lots of them : Looked great until the skins appear and kick the doors in and violence escalates.
Accurate? I recall in the North East in 80/81 the scooters were mainly in mod ownership and we’d have run-ins with the local skins (more often than not).
I know scooter ownership evolved since but 80/81 I reckon the movie, while good, was a bit lazy suggesting the scooter rallies were a platform for skinheads, NF etc. Thoughts?
Any clubs or anyone on here called in to the film as an extra?