Dancehall Queen
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Dancehall Queen | |
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Directed by | Rick Elgood Don Letts |
Produced by | Carl Bradshaw Carolyn Pfeiffer Chris Blackwell |
Written by | Suzanne Fenn Don Letts Ed Wallace |
Starring | Audrey Reid Paul Campbell Beenie Man |
Music by | Wally Badarou |
Cinematography | Louis Mulvey |
Editing by | Suzanne Fenn |
Release date(s) | October 10, 1997 |
Running time | 98 min. |
Language | English |
IMDb profile |
Dancehall Queen is a 1997 Jamaican movie starring Audrey Reid who plays Marcia, a street vendor struggling to raise two daughters.
A poor Kingston street vendor, the principal breadwinner for her struggling family, finds new vitality after discovering the pulsing, anonymous world of the dancehall. Not only can she allow herself the freedom to become a star, she may also be able to win the lucrative dancehall contest and pull her family out of despair. A reggae/dancehall-fueled, original musical drama shot on location in Kingston, Jamaica.