Dancehall Queen

Dancehall Queen

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 10, 1997

Runtime

1h 38m

Genres

Drama

User Score

64%

Original Title

Dancehall Queen

Production Companies

Palm Pictures, Island Jamaica Films, Hawk's Nest Productions

Director

Don Letts

Description

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.