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]
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Jimmy Cliff heads to Kingston to become a reggae star but learns you need more than a good voice to survive in the concrete jungle in this 1973 Jamaican gangster film. Features awesome use of soundtrack to let you see just how important music is to the Jamaican lifestyle, everything from full blown gospel to sweet, sticky reggae. Even the local patois dialect has a lyrical quality. Recommended for fans of old fashioned gangster movies and cult classics.
By Andreas Heinemann, Flicks.co.nz
We've been told the NZ release date for this flick is Monday, 1st Jan 1973.
Release date: January 1st 1973.
We haven't received times for this movie in this location yet. However these are updated as cinemas announce them, so check back soon. Hopefully the lovely cinemas in your location will choose to play it shortly. ~Ed.
