Steel 'n' Skin

January. 01,1979      
Rating:
6.3
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Peter Blackman, founder of Steel 'n' Skin, talks about this pan-African group, which takes African culture to British schools. The film follows the group during a ten day workshop in Liverpool.

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Reviews

Cubussoli
1979/01/01

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

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Micransix
1979/01/02

Crappy film

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Odelecol
1979/01/03

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

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Rosie Searle
1979/01/04

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

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