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Director: Chris Browne
Movie review
From Time Out London
An uppercut above your average straight-from-the-streets, low-budget bullet fest, boxing drama ‘Ghett’a Life’ transcends a cliché-ridden script, patchy ragga soundtrack and dubious title thanks to strong characterisation, vivid photography and a compelling sense of righteous anger. We’re in the gang-controlled Kingston suburb of Jungle, where dirty politicians and gun-toting ‘dons’ keep the people divided against one another. Momma’s boy Derrick (Kevoy Burton) doesn’t see why indiscriminate divisions should put a kibosh on his boxing career – but the gym is behind enemy lines. What follows is predictable but punchy enough to be enjoyable: Burton makes for a likeable hero, though he struggles in more emotive scenes, while director Chris Browne keeps things tight, and slips in some furious body-blows against Jamaica’s corrupt system.Author: Tom Huddleston
Time Out London Issue 2154: 1 – 6 December, 2011
Cast & crew
Director: Chris Browne
Cast: Winston Bell, Kevoy Burton, O'Daine Clarke, Carl Davis full cast
Genre(s): Action/Adventure, Drama
Rated: 15
Duration: 104 mins
UK Release: Dec 2 2011
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