Idris Elba admits he was 'overwhelmed and angry' in emotional plea during BBC documentary

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Luther star Idris Elba has candidly shared his feelings of being 'overwhelmed and angry' while posting a heartfelt video in 2019 urging people to put down their knives.The actor has been actively involved in the fight against knife crime for years, even inviting a film crew last year to document his journey to understand the root of the problem for his BBC documentary, Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis.The star is on a mission to find real solutions to the issue, expressing optimism by saying there 'is hope'. "No issue is permanent, there's got to be a way out of it," he can be heard stating at the start of the documentary.

As the one-hour documentary begins, Idris reflects on his "rant" from 2019 where he said in a video: "If you've got a knife, or know someone who's got a knife, tell them to stab themselves." He further warned that "you're going to stab your future if you stab someone else." "You become a murderer, you go to prison, you ain't got s**t.

For what? For some beef that lives within your community. You need to see past that, we have to say something about it," reports the Mirror.

Fast forward to the present day, the father of three can be seen reflecting on his words from 2019, admitting he felt 'overwhelmed and angry'.