Category: Jamaica
The Harder They Come – Ivanhoe Martin (Jimmy Cliff) arrives in Kingston, Jamaica, looking for work and, after some initial struggles, lands a recording contract as a reggae singer. He records his first song, “The Harder They Come,” but after a bitter dispute with a manipulative producer named Hilton (Bob Charlton), soon finds himself resorting […]
Smile Orange is a 1976 satirical film set in Jamaica. It follows the day-to-day life of Ringo, played by Carl Bradshaw, a smooth-talking waiter and con-man. The film explores the tourism industry in the Caribbean and seems to suggest there are similarities to slavery in that industry. The film was directed by Trevor D. Rhone, […]
Friend In Need is a Jamaican movie about helping friends who are in need.
Foreign exchange is a movie about an unruly teenage boy who is exchanged to a Jamaican family to learn discipline.
Written by Cleon James, who based the film on a close friends experiences in relationships. James reality drama, Green Card stars Dennis Marsh as Trevor, a Jamaican immigrant who wants to become a permanent resident and opts to take the marriage route. His cousin and immigration lawyer, Peter (Cleon James) encourages him to find a […]
Better Mus’ Come brilliantly captures the deep rooted conflict at the heart of Jamaican politics as seen in violent images in news reports and recent explosive political headlines all over the world in the international manhunt for alleged Jamaican “Don”, Christopher “Dudas” Coke, leaving 76 civilians dead and a government-mandated State of Emergency in its […]
