A performance musical that’s also a realist anti-capitalist action movie. In other words, a perfect film.
Ivanhoe Martin 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, soon finds himself resorting to petty crime in order to pay the bills. He deals marijuana, kills some abusive cops and earns local folk hero status. Meanwhile, his record is topping the charts.
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A performance musical that’s also a realist anti-capitalist action movie. In other words, a perfect film.
I don't know if there is such a thing as "Jamaican neorealism," but that's what this feels like - with a ton of great music and some cool reflexive stuff about gangster worship thrown in. But it's the sights and sounds that really make it intoxicating.Alternate tagline: Who do I have to kill to get a hit record in this town?
has a love for humanity unlike any film i've seen. the focus on faces here really tells everything
A rural Jamaican man moves to Kingston seeking fame as a reggae musician, but exploitation by music producers drives him into the underground marijuana trade and a violent clash with authorities.
Perry Henzell directed the 1972 feature, marking the first major Jamaican-made feature film.
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