Born Equal

2006

Drama

3
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 61%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 61% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 649 649

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Plot summary

Four characters living in one neighbourhood in London - all living dramatically different lives, all of them on the edge - see their stories unfold.

Director

Dominic Savage Photo
Dominic Savage

Top cast

Colin Firth Photo
Colin Firth as Mark
Nikki Amuka-Bird Photo
Nikki Amuka-Bird as Itshe
Nicholas Burns Photo
Nicholas Burns as Michael
Gugu Mbatha-Raw Photo
Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Girl at King's Cross Station
720p.WEB
765.69 MB
1280*694
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
25 fps
1 hr 23 min
Seeds 2

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by antj999 6 / 10

A great show, great acting, lacklustre ending!

When initially seeing the advert for this in BBC I was so excited to see such a cast in a TV production which looked like it was going to be amazing.......did it disappoint? Not really....The acting was superb by all, I honestly can't pick a flaw in the acting from anyone. The concept was great and the story - just as good.So what's with a 6/10? There is NOTHING I can fault about this show, NOTHING.....other than the end. The whole thing was fantastic, it looked like it was building up to such an amazing end. The 3 different stories all going on at once, all taking place based around these people living in a single hostel. I was expecting these people and their lives to come together, to all affect one another climaxing the plot.....this is where it went wrong. Thi just didn't happen. 1 of the 3 sub-plots (the Nigerian one, starring David Oyelowo) remained completely isolated from the rest. The other 2 sub-plots (Firth's and Carlyle's) come together right at the end.....but too quickly and not in enough depth to please.Overall it was an entertaining 85 minutes, but it left me feeling.....let down!
Reviewed by goldfish_23 6 / 10

Richard Curtis attempts Mike Leigh

Richard Curtis attempts Mike Leigh! It isn't actually written by Richard Curtis but at points it felt like it could have been! This is a one off BBC Drama focusing on the lives of several characters in central London. It is a feature length drama dealing with social inequality. There's the Banker with the impossibly large bonus, the pregnant wife and the overly large house, who's conscience is tweaked by a beggar in the subway. There's the Nigerian journalist fearing for his father's safety, and the opulent house cleaned by his partner. There's Robert Carlyle's character recently released from prison and staying in a hostel. There's Anne-Marie Duff's heavily pregnant character and her daughter also staying at the hostel. All of their stories interweave with explosive consequences.It was very watchable, and the acting from the star studded cast was wonderful. It wasn't as gritty as it could have been. Scars by Leo Regan gives us a better insight into violence, and High Hopes by Mike Leigh or anything by Ken Loach might give more gritty realism and bleak humour.
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