Film200295 min

Shottas

Name: Shottas
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
Released: 2002
Duration: 95 min
Cast: Ky-Mani Marley, Spragga Benz, Paul Campbell, Louie Rankin, Wyclef Jean

Taste attributes: actionadventurecrimedramamafia/gangsterfastunsavouryheavysimplelineargrittybig & variedemotionally undemandingcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Friendship, loyalty & greed."

Boxlist takeA low-key, expansive crime drama: heavy and morally murky. Best if you like easy over intense.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

Quality rating

7.5 /10

TMDB · 192 votes

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What lines up

Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

A raw urban drama about two friends raised on the dangerous streets of Kingston, Jamaica. Biggs and Wayne take on the "Shotta" way of life to survive. As young boys, they begin a life of crime, eventually moving to the US where they begin a ruthless climb from the bottom. They remain bound to each other by their shottas loyalty as they aggressively take control of the Jamaican underworld.

Synopsis: TMDB