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Steve McQueen’s ‘Mangrove’ to Open BFI London Film Festival

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Naman Ramachandran “Mangrove,” directed by BAFTA and Oscar winner Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave”), will open the 64th edition of the British Film Institute London Film Festival.Written by McQueen and Alastair Siddons, “Mangrove” is one of five films that make up the “Small Axe” anthology.

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