Michael Manley

Em 1976, o ícone do reggae Bob Marley sobreviveu a uma tentativa de assassinato em meio a uma guerra política na Jamaica. Mas quem foi o responsável pelo crime? Assista o quanto quiser. O documentário traz entrevistas com a ídolo do reggae Jimmy Cliff e com o ex-primeiro-ministro jamaicano Edward Seaga.

Um escritor introvertido em um mundo de jornais não tem nada para escrever até que ele seja ridículo para uma jornada colorida com seu vizinho da seção cômica.

Profile of the life and music of the legendary reggae singer.

At the end of the 70s there was a vigorous fight for socialism in Jamaica. In this film Landau follows Michael Manley on his tour in Jamaica, during his election.

'Roots Rock Reggae' depicts an unforgettable moment in Jamaica's history when music defined the island's struggles and immortalized its heroes. Director Jeremy Marre films Bob Marley and the Wailers, and Lee 'Scratch' Perry record in his legendary Black Ark studio with The Upsetters. Jimmy Cliff rehearses with Sly and Robbie, while Inner Circle's historic live gig is recorded on the violent Kingston streets. The legendary Abyssinians harmonize their haunting Rastafarian songs; Joe Higgs (formerly Bob Marley's teacher) plays and talks; majestic toaster U Roy raps alongside The Mighty Diamonds, and Third World record in a Kingston studio. There is also early archive footage of Toots and the Maytals, and Haile Selessie's royal visit to Jamaica while police and thieves battle it out on the streets, and the ghettos erupt in violence. 1977: An extraordinary year for Reggae music.

Documentary about the Jamaican presidential campaign of Michael Manley