Franco Rosso

Born in Turin, Piedmont, Italy on August 29, 1941 — died December 9, 2016 (aged 75)

Franco Rosso (29 August 1941 – 9 December 2016) was an Italian-born film producer and director based in England. He is known for making films about Black British culture, and in particular for the 1980 cult film Babylon, about Black Jamaican youth in south London, which was backed by the National Film Finance Corporation.