Black Joy


Director	Anthony Simmons
Selected Cast	Norman 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.

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DVD

Black Joy - Odeon Entertainment - UK (2011)

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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. 5 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?

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