In the early 1960s, a working-class street in East London is home to two displaced families: the Wisemans, German Jews who emigrated here after WWII, and the Samuels, a Jamaican family that has just moved in next door. Most of the street has only barely accepted the Jewish family, and they’re ill disposed to welcome black faces. But the film turns on smaller connections made when young David Wiseman learns that his new neighbor (warmly played by Delroy Lindo) can teach him a thing or two about cricket, enough to get him on the school team. Writer-director Paul Morrison (Solomon and Gaenor) adds what initially seems like an odd subtext: Mrs. Wiseman, whose husband works long hours, finds herself becoming attracted to Mr. Samuels, an infatuation she briefly acts upon. But it speaks to the issues of tradition and adult responsibility, and is not finally inappropriate. Wondrous Oblivion bites off a bit more than any single movie could chew, but it’s heart is certainly in the right place; that and strong production values that vividly recreate the era compensate for the film’s overreaching ambition.