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Released Year: 2002
Runtime: 95 minutes
Casts: Paul Campbell, Wyclef Jean, Ky-Mani Marley, Louie Rankin, Spragga Benz, Screechie Bop, San San, Jabba, Assassin, Beast, Fabien Dominique, J.R. Silvera, Carlton Grant Jr., Lennox Lewis
IMDB: Shottas (2002)
Ratings: 
(4 votes, average: 3.75 out of 5)
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TV Guide Magazine -
It's all pretty rough going, but even with its microbudget there's enough blood, booty and bling to satisfy fans of the genre. It's also never dull, thanks to Silvera's restless pacing and a great reggae soundtrack.
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Variety -
Gangster tale Shottas feels like a Jamaican "Scarface," offering a vivid slice of the underground street culture of Kingston. Still, the violence is senseless and the plot full of holes.
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Village Voice -
Writer-director Cess Silvera claims he's trying to "show the gritty life of Jamaican immigrants," but Shottas is no more a social-issue film than "Scarface."
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L.A. Weekly -
It doesn't help that the level of acting in the film brings nothing but accidental humor to the mix.
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Los Angeles Times -
There's no social commentary discernible here; merely a rap-video style glorification of the gangsta life, complete with mad money, barely clad babes and that annoying affectation of holding pistols sideways. As to its treatment of women, well, it's not exactly a feminist film.
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Shottas (2002)
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.
Shottas (2002)
(4 votes, average: 3.75 out of 5)Loading...
Information
Released Year: 2002
Runtime: 95 minutes
Casts: Paul Campbell, Wyclef Jean, Ky-Mani Marley, Louie Rankin, Spragga Benz, Screechie Bop, San San, Jabba, Assassin, Beast, Fabien Dominique, J.R. Silvera, Carlton Grant Jr., Lennox Lewis
IMDB: Shottas (2002)
Storyline
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.
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Reviews
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TV Guide Magazine -
It's all pretty rough going, but even with its microbudget there's enough blood, booty and bling to satisfy fans of the genre. It's also never dull, thanks to Silvera's restless pacing and a great reggae soundtrack.
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Variety -
Gangster tale Shottas feels like a Jamaican "Scarface," offering a vivid slice of the underground street culture of Kingston. Still, the violence is senseless and the plot full of holes.
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Village Voice -
Writer-director Cess Silvera claims he's trying to "show the gritty life of Jamaican immigrants," but Shottas is no more a social-issue film than "Scarface."
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L.A. Weekly -
It doesn't help that the level of acting in the film brings nothing but accidental humor to the mix.
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Los Angeles Times -
There's no social commentary discernible here; merely a rap-video style glorification of the gangsta life, complete with mad money, barely clad babes and that annoying affectation of holding pistols sideways. As to its treatment of women, well, it's not exactly a feminist film.
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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.
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.
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