Dancehall queen [videorecording] / Palm Pictures ; Island Jamaica Films presents in association with Hawk's Nest Productions ; produced by Carolyn Pfeiffer, Carl Bradshaw ; written by Suzanne Fenn, Ed Wallace, Don Letts ; directed by Don Letts, Rick Elgood.
Based on a story by Ed Wallace and Carl Bradshaw. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1997. Digitally remastered. Features: theatrical trailer. Audrey Reid, Paul Campbell, Carl Davis, Cherine Anderson, Mark Danvers. Concert performers: Beenie Man, Lady Saw, Anthony B, Chevelle Franklyn.
Summary:
In this Jamaican melodrama, single mother Marcia works as a street vendor to support her two daughters. However, she also needs the financial assistance of "Uncle" Larry, who demands repayments in the form of sex with Marcia's teen daughter Tanya. After Marcia's vending stall is threatened by brutal thug Priest, she devises a retaliatory plan. The dressmaker Mrs. Gordon sews a sexy costume so Marcia can compete for the cash prize in the Dancehall Queen contest. When no one recognizes her in this outfit, she uses the disguise to pit Priest and Larry against each other.
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