Dancehall Queen (1997)
A Modern Day Cinderella Story of a Woman’s Fight to Find Her Freedom.
Marcia has a tough life in Kingston, Jamaica, where she's the sole provider for her teenage daughter. Her business as a street vendor is threatened by thug Priest, and Marcia makes matters worse when she accepts money from Larry, who has eyes for her daughter. To get out of her problems, Marcia devises a plan that involves entering a dance contest in disguise, winning the top prize and pitting both men against each other.
- Date of release
- 1997-10-10
- TMDB
- 6.7 / 10 (12)
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Don Letts, Rick Elgood
Casting
- Audrey Reid — Marcia
- Carl Davis — Larry
- Mark Danvers — Junior
- Henry Brown
- Carl Bradshaw — Police officer #1
- Marlon King — Vendor
- Paul Campbell — Priest
- Cherine Anderson — Tanya
- Pauline Stone Myrie — Ms. Gordon
- Patrice Harrison — Olivine
- Anika Grason — Tasha
- Donald Thompson — Sonny
Interesting facts
Dancehall Queen is a 1997 indie Jamaican film written by Suzanne Fenn, Ed Wallace and Don Letts, starring Audrey Reid, who plays Marcia, a street vendor struggling to raise a bad-tempered daughter, Tanya. Directed by Don Letts and Rick Elgood.
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