JIMMY CLIFF, THE HARDER THEY COME

The Harder They Come shook up the seventies by bringing justice to the oppressed Jamaican people, giving them the recognition they had long awaited. In his vivid book about the film, Bruno Blum, who obtained exclusive interviews with the director and Jimmy Cliff, tells us a story of rebellious Jamaica. It goes from pirates to the thugs of the seventies, to reveal the roots of this film that introduced Jamaican street culture and reggae to the world.