Set in '70s Kingston and '80s Hackney, Yardie centres on the life of a young ... which brings him into conflict with vicious London gangster Rico (Stephen Graham).

A yardie gangster, a corrupt politician and an ex-cop battle it out to get their hands on a multi-million dollar haul of cash.

1Xtra recently held a screening of Idris Elba’s eagerly-anticipated directorial debut, Yardie, as well as a special question-and-answer discussion with Elba and the film’s lead stars Aml Ameen ...