''Hero'', also released as ''Hero: Inspired by the Extraordinary Life and Times of Mr. Ulric Cross'', is a Trinidad and Tobago biographical film based on the life of the Trinidadian
RAF
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and ...
officer, lawyer and diplomat
Ulric Cross
Philip Louis Ulric Cross (1 May 1917 – 4 October 2013) was a Trinidadian jurist, diplomat and Royal Air Force (RAF) navigator, recognised as possibly the most decorated West Indian of World War II. He is credited with helping to prevent some ...
(1917–2013). It was produced and directed by
Frances-Anne Solomon and won an award in the 2019
Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Diaspora Narrative Feature Film category.
Synopsis
In 1941 Ulric Cross, a young man from
Trinidad
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is often referred to as the southernmos ...
, leaves his island home to seek his fortune. He emerges from
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
as the RAF's most decorated West Indian.
His life took a dramatically different course when he followed the call of history, and joined the independence movements sweeping
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
in the 50s and 60s.
Cast
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Kofi Adjorlolo as Asantehene
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Jimmy Akingbola
James Olatokunbo Akingbola (born 7 April 1978) is an English television, theatre and film actor.
Early life
Jimmy Akingbola was born in London to parents of the Yoruba tribe who had emigrated from Nigeria.
In 1996, Akingbola started at the ...
as Kwame Nkrumah
*Giles Alderson as Professor J. Hawker
*Tessa Alexander as Ulric's Mother
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Adjetey Anang as Patrice Lumumba
*Sam Asante as Journalist
*Jonathan Blaize as Young Ulric
*Ayinde Blake as RAF Pilot
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, tt4218012
*
HERO Inspired By The Extraordinary Life & Times Of Mr. Ulric Cross' at
Library and Archives Canada
2018 films
Canadian drama films
English-language Trinidad and Tobago films
English-language Canadian films
Black Canadian films
2010s English-language films
Trinidad and Tobago drama films
2010s Canadian films