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The Harder They Come
Director Perry Henzell’s 1973 hit was an instant cult classic, ignited the international reggae explosion and remains a gangsta manifesto way ahead of its time.
Updating the story of Rhygin, an outlaw whose exploits rocked 50s Jamaica, Harder follows brash, golden-voiced country boy Ivan (Jimmy Cliff) as he comes to the city hoping to make it in the music business. Refusing to be ripped off by a fat-cat producer, he drifts into the ganga trade. In no time he’s embarked on a one-man war with the cops who run the show. Though it owes something to 70s blaxploitation, Harder’s enduring vigour and edge owe more to its fundamental realism: the grass-roots panorama of Jamaican life is pungent. The iconic soundtrack beats like the pulse of the landscape itself. [Source: World Cinema Showcase 2009]
Starring Jimmy Cliff, Janet Bartley, Carl Bradshaw, Ras Daniel Hartman, Basil Keane
Directed by Perry Henzell (feature debut)
Written by Perry Henzell, Trevor D. Rhone
Featuring music by Jimmy Cliff, The Melodians, The Maytals, The Slickers, Desmond Dekker
Music, Drama, Crime, Action | 1hr 45mins | Rated (M) | contains violence & sex scenes | Origin: Jamacia | Language: English and Patois, with English subtitles
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