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Dancehall Queen (1997)
Street vendor Marcia is scraping together a living in the ghetto section of Kingston, Jamaica. Her young daughter is being hounded by a rich sugar daddy who has been supporting the family; her brother's life is being threatened by a local thug. So, when the licentious patron threatens to abandon the family, and her brother breaks down under pressure, Marcia hits bottom. She needs to escape to a haven where she can get lost in fantasy; Marcia, don in sex-me-up clothing and outrageous glamour, finds refuge in the beats of the very dance hall outside of which she normally vends.
Genres:
Drama
Keywords: imdb.caribbean-island,
imdb.ptsd-post-traumatic-stress-disorder,
imdb.street-vendor,
imdb.dance-contest,
imdb.dancehall,
imdb.high-school-dropout,
imdb.jamaican-patois + 19 more,
imdb.ear-biting,
imdb.west-indies,
imdb.catatonic-state,
imdb.photographer,
imdb.motorcycle,
imdb.police-brutality,
imdb.murder,
imdb.secret-admirer,
imdb.stalker,
imdb.poverty,
imdb.brother-sister-relationship,
imdb.stabbing,
imdb.sexual-harassment,
imdb.jamaica,
imdb.police,
imdb.mother-daughter-relationship,
imdb.reggae,
imdb.independent-film,
aspectratio.1-78-1
Runtime: 98 min.
Released: Oct. 10, 1997
Status: Released
Certification: NR / 15+
