Colonial Gods

A complicated friendship between a young Somali and Nigerian man unfolds against the chaos of gentrification and displacement in the small immigrant community in Cardiff known as Tiger Bay.

Cast

Cornell John

as Izi

Said Mohamed

as Abdi

Steve Northy

as Policeman 2

Mukhtar Yaro

as Mr. Achebe

Yakuba Bayi

as Mr. Togba

Golda Rosheuvel

as Suzanne

Jâms Thomas

as Mr. Rowlands

Lee James

as Izi's Lover

Anita Reynolds

as Nigerian Woman

Nnamdi Iyizoba

as Nigerian Man 1

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