Log-in to add movie to favourites

Movie added to favourites

Movie removed from favourites

The Long Song

An adaptation of the award-winning novel by Andrea Levy. Set during the final days of slavery in 19th century Jamaica, following the trials, tribulations and survival of July and her odious mistress Caroline on a sugar plantation.

Director

N/A

Year

Genre

Production

First Films

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award2 wins & 7 nominations total

Cast information not available.

No reviews yet

Be the first to share your thoughts on this movie

Explore 588 Clips

- Hush up. Me want to hear.
- Don't hush me. - The Long Song

- Hush up. Me want to hear. - Don't hush me.

As before,
will be paid a fair wage, - The Long Song

As before, will be paid a fair wage,

Now, I know that some
workers have already left - The Long Song

Now, I know that some workers have already left

For three long days,
the fields lay empty, - The Long Song

For three long days, the fields lay empty,

Therefore, we need those good
souls remaining to work hard, - The Long Song

Therefore, we need those good souls remaining to work hard,

And for three long nights, - The Long Song

And for three long nights,

And let us all thank God
for this blessing of freedom - The Long Song

And let us all thank God for this blessing of freedom

Do you think you have restored
their best feelings towards me, - The Long Song

Do you think you have restored their best feelings towards m...

- You, where are you going?
- Me have pass, Massa. - The Long Song

- You, where are you going? - Me have pass, Massa.

Tell your mistress
the name of your child. - The Long Song

Tell your mistress the name of your child.

Come, sister, this will be
an education for you. - The Long Song

Come, sister, this will be an education for you.

There you are. Go to Mr Goodwin's
house and ask if he cares to dine - The Long Song

There you are. Go to Mr Goodwin's house and ask if he c...

Imagine putting silk
stockings over these, - The Long Song

Imagine putting silk stockings over these,

Oh, but look how adorable
the little one is. - The Long Song

Oh, but look how adorable the little one is.

For goodness' sake! Get it away,
get it away! Get it away! - The Long Song

For goodness' sake! Get it away, get it away! Get it aw...

No. It's all right, it's all right.
It's all right. - The Long Song

No. It's all right, it's all right. It's all ...

- God Almighty!
- It be gone, it be gone! No, it be gone! - The Long Song

- God Almighty! - It be gone, it be gone! No, it be gone!

Well, I suppose if I am
to stay on this island, - The Long Song

Well, I suppose if I am to stay on this island,

Master. My missus want to know
if you come tonight. - The Long Song

Master. My missus want to know if you come tonight.

...and I want to be
there to meet them, - The Long Song

...and I want to be there to meet them,

Right, well don't leave it there,
Elias! Take it away, please. - The Long Song

Right, well don't leave it there, Elias! Take it away, ...

You can keep her close to you. - The Long Song

You can keep her close to you.

Make her stay inside? All right. - The Long Song

Make her stay inside? All right.

You have cow milk? Fresh? - The Long Song

You have cow milk? Fresh?

Now you know how ridiculous
the new overseer is - The Long Song

Now you know how ridiculous the new overseer is

Yes, I... I think I'll call you
Marguerite... - The Long Song

Yes, I... I think I'll call you Marguerite...

- Fresh this morning.
- All right. - The Long Song

- Fresh this morning. - All right.

Give it to her if she wakes, all right?
Mama soon come. - The Long Song

Give it to her if she wakes, all right? Mama soon come.

Them rose up by the rains,
but them have no harm. - The Long Song

Them rose up by the rains, but them have no harm.

Firstly, I want to make this plain - - The Long Song

Firstly, I want to make this plain -

Happen all the time in them days. - The Long Song

Happen all the time in them days.

- About time, too.
- Right, show the map. - The Long Song

- About time, too. - Right, show the map.

Then why does your mistress
call you Marguerite? - The Long Song

Then why does your mistress call you Marguerite?

Come on, come on! Quickly! - The Long Song

Come on, come on! Quickly!

You must do as I say,
otherwise I will send you back - The Long Song

You must do as I say, otherwise I will send you back

Our first task will be to ride in
and set fire to their gardens, - The Long Song

Our first task will be to ride in and set fire to their gard...

Miss Kitty, Miss Kitty. - The Long Song

Miss Kitty, Miss Kitty.

Me missus want you to come to dinner
for she has beef. Must be eat up. - The Long Song

Me missus want you to come to dinner for she has beef. Must ...

They'll be needed
again once the negroes - The Long Song

They'll be needed again once the negroes

Now, these fires should bring the
workers out into the fields - The Long Song

Now, these fires should bring the workers out into the field...

If them catch you, it will be the
cat o' nine tails or worse. - The Long Song

If them catch you, it will be the cat o' nine tails or ...

Well, I haven't had beef
since I arrived here, - The Long Song

Well, I haven't had beef since I arrived here,

That will be our cue to move inside
their houses where only the - The Long Song

That will be our cue to move inside their houses where only ...

But you can throw their
belongings out into the lanes, - The Long Song

But you can throw their belongings out into the lanes,

I do not want anyone killed.
And be in no doubt, gentlemen, - The Long Song

I do not want anyone killed. And be in no doubt, gentlemen,

Suffice to say that,
despite all her beatings - The Long Song

Suffice to say that, despite all her beatings

May God protect and help us
this day as we do thy work. - The Long Song

May God protect and help us this day as we do thy work.

For, come, what would that fool-fool
woman do without her? - The Long Song

For, come, what would that fool-fool woman do without her?

She was stuck on that godforsaken
island with no husband, - The Long Song

She was stuck on that godforsaken island with no husband,

All she had was that one - The Long Song

All she had was that one

...but who would forever cling
to the name her mama give her... - The Long Song

...but who would forever cling to the name her mama give her...

We must have mutton pies and pigeon
pies and boiled ham, - The Long Song

We must have mutton pies and pigeon pies and boiled ham,

You're walking all the way back
to Amity this hot, hot day? - The Long Song

You're walking all the way back to Amity this hot, hot ...

Three, if you can get them,
Godfrey, in aspic. - The Long Song

Three, if you can get them, Godfrey, in aspic.

- All this for seven people, Missus?
- Yes, yes. - The Long Song

- All this for seven people, Missus? - Yes, yes.

And Godfrey, enquire in town
about cheese, and buy - The Long Song

And Godfrey, enquire in town about cheese, and buy

I could not abide still
to be on a plantation. - The Long Song

I could not abide still to be on a plantation.

I want candles all over the walls -
100 of them. - The Long Song

I want candles all over the walls - 100 of them.

Mr William Walker, the attorney
at Friendship plantation. - The Long Song

Mr William Walker, the attorney at Friendship plantation.

It's actually
quite pleasant in here. - The Long Song

It's actually quite pleasant in here.

Yes, him buy me a lodging house,
me husband. - The Long Song

Yes, him buy me a lodging house, me husband.

A big white house on the corner
of Trelawney Street, - The Long Song

A big white house on the corner of Trelawney Street,

Well, to start, the beeswax candles
which the Missus do prefer, - The Long Song

Well, to start, the beeswax candles which the Missus do pref...

What if he's lying
somewhere, injured? - The Long Song

What if he's lying somewhere, injured?

Plantation slaves can't read. - The Long Song

Plantation slaves can't read.

What if...? - The Long Song

Now, the tallow candles be one
shilling and one penny for the box. - The Long Song

Now, the tallow candles be one shilling and one penny for th...

Good day, Miss July. Are you on
an errand for your mistress? - The Long Song

Good day, Miss July. Are you on an errand for your mistress?

Tallow? Do you expect this room
to smell like an abattoir? - The Long Song

Tallow? Do you expect this room to smell like an abattoir?

Would you come up and sit with me? - The Long Song

Would you come up and sit with me?

Then it's six shillings
and eight pennies for a box. - The Long Song

Then it's six shillings and eight pennies for a box.

Me must look after me pickney. - The Long Song

Me must look after me pickney.

It is not that the candles
be expensive, Missus, - The Long Song

It is not that the candles be expensive, Missus,

You may, you may bring the child. - The Long Song

You may, you may bring the child.

Just get me a good price for them,
boy, or I will have you whipped. - The Long Song

Just get me a good price for them, boy, or I will have you w...

From up high in the front
of that fine carriage, - The Long Song

From up high in the front of that fine carriage,

That will impress Elizabeth Wyndham. - The Long Song

That will impress Elizabeth Wyndham.

He's tried so hard,
he's done everything he could. - The Long Song

He's tried so hard, he's done everything he could.

If these abolitionists in England
had actually lived with slaves, - The Long Song

If these abolitionists in England had actually lived with sl...

And she found herself thinking - The Long Song

And she found herself thinking

I've been here before.
I know how this happens. - The Long Song

I've been here before. I know how this happens.

Hurry up, now.
We have plenty work here, you know. - The Long Song

Hurry up, now. We have plenty work here, you know.

I'm fed up with these people.
Making me do this, do that, like I - The Long Song

I'm fed up with these people. Making me do this, do tha...

Seven people never going to eat
all of these dead creature - The Long Song

Seven people never going to eat all of these dead creature

The mango woman say,
one day soon we all be free. - The Long Song

The mango woman say, one day soon we all be free.

- And what was his name?
- My papa be Mr Tam Dewar. - The Long Song

- And what was his name? - My papa be Mr Tam Dewar.

Yeah, me hear that the fisherman
good friends with the King - The Long Song

Yeah, me hear that the fisherman good friends with the King

The fisherman hear it from the white
preacherman at the Sunday chapel, - The Long Song

The fisherman hear it from the white preacherman at the Sund...

Girl, you have no time this day
to chat no freedom gossip. - The Long Song

Girl, you have no time this day to chat no freedom gossip.

This dear little one. - The Long Song

This dear little one.

The Long Song poster

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

An adaptation of the award-winning novel by Andrea Levy. Set during the final days of slavery in 19th century Jamaica, following the trials, tribulations and survival of July and her odious mistress Caroline on a sugar plantation.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

Production: First Films

Genre: drama

Year: 2018

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.3

BoxOffice:

Released: 31 Jan 2021

Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award2 wins & 7 nominations total

Homepage: