The Harder They Come

Jamaica’s very first feature-length film flows between neorealism and blaxploitation. Reggae superstar Jimmy Cliff is Ivan, a rural Jamaican musician who journeys to the city of Kingston in search of fame and fortune. Pushed to desperate circumstances by shady record producers and corrupt cops, he finally achieves notoriety as a murderous outlaw. Boasting some of the greatest music ever produced in Jamaica, this first film by Perry Henzell helped to popularize reggae internationally and became a cult classic.