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Black Joy

Year:1977
Country:  UK
Language:English
Genre:Drama, Comedy, Cult
IMDB:IMDB Page
Rating:7.0  Rate
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Community: 1 Has Seen


DirectorAnthony Simmons
Selected CastNorman Beaton as Dave King
 Trevor Thomas as Ben Jones
 Floella Benjamin as Miriam
 Dawn Hope as Saffar
 Vivian Stanshall as The Warden


Notes

Vivian Stanshall's appearance is uncredited.

On DVD & Blu-ray World

DVD

Black Joy - Odeon Entertainment - UK (2011)


Comments and Reviews
 
Dr Doom SUBS
20th Jul 2016
 Rated 7/10
IMDb have this down as a comedy and although there are some laughs it really is a black comedy in more ways than one. The plot echoes another notable black cinema work - The Harder They Come with a naive country boy arriving in the big city and getting ripped off right, left and centre.

I have no idea if this film represents an accurate view of Brixton in 1977 but even if it doesn't it provides an amazing contrast with the Brixton of 2016 (average price of a flat £439,843)

Norman Beaton plays Dave King, an absolute snake of a man but played with such manic energy that you can't help but love him a little. The energy of his character pretty much runs through the entire film. In that way the title makes a lot of sense. Bad sh*t happens in this film but the characters find a way of making the best of a crap hand. Black Joy indeed.

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