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Black Joy (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
95 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Special Edition
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1977 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Anthony Simmons

Written By:
Anthony Simmons
Jamal Ali

Actors:
Norman Beaton ..... Dave
Trevor Thomas ..... Ben
Floella Benjamin ..... Miriam
Dawn Hope ..... Saffar
Oscar James ..... Jomo
Paul Medford ..... Devon
Linda Lewis ..... Voice

Synopsis:

Black Joy is the lightly ironic title of this British culture-clash comedy. Trevor Thomas heads the cast as a Guaynan youth who is under the delusion that life will be easier for him in London. No sooner does Thomas set foot in England than he gets tangled up in one disaster after another. The catalyst for most of Our Hero's travails is 'assimilated' Caribbean Dave Beaton, who delivers an antic performance as a streetwise con artist. Black Joy has its melodramatic moments, but it's worth enduring the more intense sequences to get to the exuberant climax, wherein Thomas finally learns to stand up for his basic rights. Black Joy was adapted from Dark Days and Light Nights, a stage play by Jamal Ali.

An innocent and unsophisticated Guyanan immigrant is exposed to the hustlin' way of life of the Brixton ghetto.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 11 August, 2008.

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