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Shottas |  | Director: Cess Silvera
Actors: Ky-Mani Marley, Spragga Benz, Paul Campbell (IV), Louie Rankin, Wyclef Jean
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Seller: scifiguy24
Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 6966
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 99
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 95 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D13607D
UPC: 043396136076
EAN: 0043396136076
ASIN: B000JRYOPG
Theatrical Release Date: 2002
Release Date: January 2, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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In Jamaican patois, a gangster is a "shotta" or "shot-caller." Like The Harder They Come and Third World Cop, Cess Silvera choreographs his crime drama to a reggae beat. Bob Marley's son Stephen provides the music, while Wyclef Jean drops by as a dealer. The saga begins in late-1970s Kingston. Teenagers Biggs (J.R. Silvera) and Wayne (Carlton Grant Jr.) have had their fill of poverty, so they get a gun and start looting and shooting like the shottas they idolize. Flash forward 20 years and Biggs (Stephen's actor/musician brother, Kymani Marley) has just been deported from the States. He picks up where he left off, joining Wayne (DJ Spragga Benz) and the psychopathic Mad Max (Paul Campbell, Dancehall Queen) in the thug life. As with Pacino's Tony Montana, Miami is their ultimate port of call. Silvera acknowledges the debt to Brian De Palma's Scarface, but there isn't as much drama here--just a lot of violence (spurting blood is a running motif). Cinematographer Cliff Charles uses all manner of visual trickery to lively up the joint, like grainy black and white, slow motion, and jump cuts. The soundtrack also helps to keep things moving, but it's hard to feel sympathy for those who feel no sympathy for anyone but themselves. Vicious as he was, Montana still had a smidgen of sensitivity. As with The Harder They Come, this English-language production is subtitled due to strong accents and pervasive slang. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Product Description
An unapologetic raw urban drama about two friends raised in the dangerous streets of Kingston who take on the 'shotta' (Jamaican term for gangster) way of life to survive and bring it with them to the U.S.. As they struggle to achieve their dreams of wealth and power their demands become too much for the powerful local drug dealers and the shottas loyalty is tested.Features:Other (Shottas Dictionary; Video Introduction by Ky-Mani Marley and Cess Silvera); Audio commentary (with Director Cess Silvera & Cast)System Requirements:Run Time: 95 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: R UPC: 043396136076 Manufacturer No: 13607
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 UP THERE AS ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES January 29, 2009
Dorian Barrett (Greenville, NC)
I first heard about this movie from watching the previews on DVD of another movie I was watching, so I rented the movie and was blown away!!
I now own my own copy of Shottas and never tire watching... each time is like watching for the first time.
The story is a powerful one! I can understand why this movie has quickly spread via the underground, but I do not understand why Shottas hasn't received the full recognition it deserves from Hollywood.
If you love ScarFace then you'll love Shottas even more is all I have to say.
I'm so glad there were subtitles...lol and the Shottas dictionary, there was no way I would've understood what some things being said were. I didn't know how one word "bloodclat" could have so many synonyms: bumboclaat, rassclaat and pussyclaat, lol.
I can't wait until the sequel comes out!!
 action November 30, 2008
Adam Epperson
great movie if your even more familiar with jamaica. REAL GRIITY gangsta type movie and the acting isnt bad. ONe of my favs.
 Review of Shottas June 12, 2008
Maria Protásio Gaitas (Portugal)
The film was ok. But i was thinking that the history was more exciting. But it's a nice movie.
SHOTTAS GOOD June 11, 2008
MELCHISEDEC (GEORGIA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
TO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS MOVIE, I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE HOW GOOD IT WAS. THE LANGUAGE AND THE ACTUAL REALITY OF THEH LIFESTYLE OVER IN JAMAICA WAS TRUTHFUL.
IT WAS WORTH THE BUY
 Ky - Mani was the best in Shottas April 25, 2008
Judy D. Bentley (Washington, DC)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The movie was okay, It really didn't tickle my fancy. Every main character in the film obviously doesn't like a woman of colored - What was that all about? I am totally surprise multi-racial women weren't been betrayed as some type of trophy. Ky- Mani was the man for real though.
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