Sturges wrote: “That Blue Story has been treated as the primary culprit in the Birmingham fracas says a lot about the world in which we live – one in which a film featuring a black cast, made by black filmmakers and about issues overwhelmingly affecting black communities is subjected to greater scrutiny and suspicion than those made by, for and starring white people.”.
At the time, Vue’s decision to pull the film sparked huge criticism, leading some to boycott the chain, writing “No Blue, No Vue” on social media.
The chain Showcase cinemas also banned screenings of the film, while Nottingham’s Cineworld also cancelled screenings of all films after a stabbing incident took place in the cinema.
BBC Three is set to air the 2019 crime drama Blue Story, which was deemed controversial at the time of its release after youth violence broke out in two cinemas.
The film was temporarily banned from all Vue cinemas after a mass brawl broke out at a Birmingham branch of the cinema chain.
