Dancehall Queen

Dancehall Queen

98 mins | Drama | Oct. 10, 1997

Street vendor Marcia is scraping together a living in the ghetto section of Kingston, Jamaica. Her young daughter is being hounded by a rich sugar daddy who has been supporting the family; her brother's life is being threatened by a local thug. So, when the licentious patron threatens to abandon the family, and her brother breaks down under pressure, Marcia hits bottom. She needs to escape to a haven where she can get lost in fantasy; Marcia, don in sex-me-up clothing and outrageous glamour, finds refuge in the beats of the very dance hall outside of which she normally vends.

Dancehall Queen

98 mins | Drama | Oct. 10, 1997

Dancehall Queen
Street vendor Marcia is scraping together a living in the ghetto section of Kingston, Jamaica. Her young daughter is being hounded by a rich sugar daddy who has been supporting the family; her brother's life is being threatened by a local thug. So, when the licentious patron threatens to abandon the family, and her brother breaks down under pressure, Marcia hits bottom. She needs to escape to a haven where she can get lost in fantasy; Marcia, don in sex-me-up clothing and outrageous glamour, finds refuge in the beats of the very dance hall outside of which she normally vends.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Palm Pictures, Hawk's Nest Productions, Island Jamaica Films
Original title Dancehall Queen
Directors Don Letts
Writers Suzanne Fenn, Don Letts

Cast

Audrey Reid

as Marcia

Carl Davis

as Larry

Mark Danvers

as Junior

Carl Bradshaw

as Police officer #1

Marlon King

as Vendor

Paul Campbell

as Priest