Countryman

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R,1hr 42min

Genre:

Drama

Release:

1982

Director:

Dickie Jobson

Distributor:

Palm Pictures

Starring:

The Countryman, Hiram Keller, Carl Bradshaw ... More

Synopsis: A harmonious fisherman who lives his life peacefully drifting with the tides finds himself drawn into a political plot after rescuing two Americans from the wreckage of a crashed airplane. Countryman is a man of knowledge, a man who lives by the land and leads a noble life. When the solitary fisherman sees an airplane crash into a nearby swamp, he heroically comes to the rescue of the two surviving passengers. For his efforts, Countryman is not commended, but branded an enemy agent along with the ... Full Synopsis

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	Derek Armstrong, AMG Review Fans of Jamaica, reggae, and marijuana will probably enjoy Countryman, but most others will likely be stranded by the strong dialects and the minimal plot. Vague political intrigue, vague tweaking of taboos, vague character motivations -- it's all pretty vague in a movie that exists as a pastiche of cultural symbols, its action inspired more by ambience than narrative fluidity. On this score, it succeeds, ... Read Review