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FilmComedyDrama

Black Joy (1977)

NR · 1977-11-06 · 1h 37m · EN
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An innocent and unsophisticated Guyanese immigrant is exposed to the hustlin' way of life in the Brixton ghetto.

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Anthony SimmonsDirector, Writer

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Norman BeatonNorman BeatonDave KingTrevor ThomasTrevor ThomasBen JonesFloella BenjaminFloella BenjaminMiriamDawn HopeDawn HopeSaffraOscar JamesOscar JamesJomoPaul J. MedfordPaul J. MedfordDevonShango BakuShango BakuRaastamanAzad AliAzad AliIndian OfficialCharles PembertonCharles PembertonWhite OfficialVivian StanshallVivian StanshallWardenKevin O'SheaKevin O'SheaForemanCynthia PowellCynthia PowellProssie

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Based on play or musical

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Genre affinityComedy · DramaTheme affinityBased On Play Or MusicalDialogue densityComedy · DramaDirector preference389550Actor preference16861 · 52770 · 11824Country preferenceGb

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An innocent and unsophisticated Guyanese immigrant is exposed to the hustlin' way of life in the Brixton ghetto.

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