Reggae in the Ruff

Don McConnell:
Reggae in the Ruff (USA, Jamaica, 2011)
60 min. - English - English subtitles
age limit 12 years

Rastafar-I! Reggae in the Ruff is in touch with the roots. The film follows a Rastafarian group who live on a Jamaican mountainside farming it organically, gathering fruits and foraging bushes for medicinal plants. Of course, whenever they find time from their reasoning sessions, they also play the rootsiest reggae possible. They have been living the music for 30 years, hidden from the larger world.

In Reggae in the Ruff, Johnnie Walker and the Disappointers come down from the mountain to spread their powerful music, message and attitude towards life. The film introduces the viewer to these lovable characters, their songs and philosophy whilst honestly and grippingly relating what it�€�s like to be a traditional Rastafarian in this (end of the) world. Or what it�€�s like to find happiness in the simple things in life. An apt lesson for anyone cooking in the fires of the competitive consumer society.

Reggae in the Ruff is a thoroughly sympathetic film. It�€�s as warm as the Caribbean sun, as unique as the Jamaican culture and as memorable as the sceneries provided by these locations. Feeling stressed and always in a hurry? Here�€�s a screen-full of musical, visual and cerebral help with a solid backbeat.

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Reggae in the Ruff

Sat 17th Nov at 3:15pm Tapio 4