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In Jamaican patois, a gangster is a "shotta" or "shot-caller." Like The Harder They Come and Third World Cop, Cess Silvera choreographs his crime drama Shottas to a reggae beat. Bob Marley’s son Stephen provides the music, while Wyclef Jean drops by as a dealer. The saga begins in late-1970s Kingston. Teenagers Biggs (J.R. Silvera) and Wayne (Carlton Grant Jr.) have had their fill of poverty, so they get a gun and start looting and shooting like the shottas they idolise. Flash forward 20 years and Biggs (Stephen’s actor/musician brother, Kymani Marley) has just been deported from the States. He picks up where he left off, joining Wayne (DJ Spragga Benz) and the psychopathic Mad Max (Paul Campbell, Dancehall Queen) in the thug life. As with Pacino's Tony Montana, Miami is their ultimate port of call. Silvera acknowledges the debt to Brian De Palma's Scarface, but there isn't as much drama here--just a lot of violence (spurting blood is a running motif). Cinematographer Cliff Charles uses all manner of visual trickery to lively up the joint, like grainy black and white, slow motion, and jump cuts. The soundtrack also helps to keep things moving, but it's hard to feel sympathy for those who feel no sympathy for anyone but themselves. Vicious as he was, Montana still had a smidgen of sensitivity. As with The Harder They Come, this English-language production is subtitled due to strong accents and pervasive slang. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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In the tradition of "Scarface" and "The Harder They Come", "Shottas" is an unapologetic, raw urban drama about two young men, Wayne (Spragga Benz) and Biggs (Kymani Marley), who begin a life of crime from Kingston, Jamaica to Miami while staying loyal to their shottas bonds.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
If you like films like third world cop, dancehall queen and the harder they come you will like this. You wont if you have a problem with extreme cursing and violence. Everyone in the film is a badman. The film quality is relatively good and the acting is okay. One of the better quality films of this genre.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This a very good film, and is defiantely a must buy. The soundtrack is great with artists such as damain marley and spragga benz.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I actually enjoyed the film though I've read some reviews where they have absolutely demonised it. I personally can't see why they found it so offensive, it's just a work of fiction,a typical gangster movie and I've seen films with violence much worse than this, Scarface, American Gangster, Pulp Fiction, Payback to name a few so I'm not sure why they took it as a true representation of Jamaica when it isn't. I'm sure people can work out for themselves that it's not the real Jamaica and this film certainly hasn't put me off going to Jamaica and I go on a regular basis. I've got Shottas in my DVD collection, along with Scarface, American Gangster, Pulp Fiction and Payback......
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I just ordered this for my boyfriend because someone borrowed his and never gave it back.
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Published 5 months ago by hazzzze
Worst ever Jamaican film. Avoid if you love Jamaica.
This is the most loathsome Jamaican film I have had the displeasure of seeing. It portrays a totally negative image of Jamaica and Jamaicans and reinforces stereotypes of... Read more
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A jamician film about drug taffickers, has lots of very voilent scenes not suitable for children
Published on 19 Feb 2010 by H. Walcott-nelson
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product came on time and in very good condition.
product came on time and in very good condition.
Published on 15 July 2009 by Jennifer Sunshine Sterling
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This was not great. I was disappointed that a Marley would associate himself with this violent unbelievable movie.
Published on 4 May 2009 by MissRobinson
Are Jamaicans ALL criminals as this film implies?
Once again, thanks to the media, Jamaicans are shown as being corrupt criminal filth. From Police to Gangster, this film portrays Jamaicans as criminals only fit for execution. Read more
Published on 23 Jan 2008 by P. Jackson
AT LAST ITS ON DVD!!!
Think Scarface but based in Jamaica!!!!
This film is an underground classic, who's delay to DVD has only enhanced it/s cult status. Read more
This film is an underground classic, who's delay to DVD has only enhanced it/s cult status. Read more
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