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Bookmark this pageThe Harder They Come (1972)
Director: Perry Henzell
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
The age-old story of country boy, urban corruption, and a bad end. The guy is Jimmy Cliff, the city is Kingston, the bad business is the reggae industry, and the crime is killing a cop who's in on the 'ganja' trade. The film's tone is righteously angry, but it doesn't go for the easy targets: it views Cliff's image of himself as a hero as ironically as it denounces police violence and missionary-style religion. Along the way, it offers a richly textured picture of Jamaican shanty-town life, composed with a terrific eye for detail. The action is as gutsy as the well-integrated score, which makes the movie's Hollywood-style gloss a little anomalous, but the basic humour and toughness emerge unscathed.Author: TR
Cast & crew
Director: Perry Henzell
Producer: Perry Henzell
Cast: Jimmy Cliff, Carl Bradshaw, Basil Keane, Janet Bartley, Winston Stona, Bobby Charlton full cast
Duration: 110 mins
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