Shottas
Sign in to saveShottas is a 2002 Jamaican-American crime film about two young men who participate in organized crime in Kingston and Miami. It stars Ky-Mani Marley, Spragga Benz, Paul Campbell and Louie Rankin and was written, produced and directed by Cess Silvera. Despite its low budget, the distribution of an unfinished bootleg made it a cult favourite long before its official limited release in the United States by Triumph Films and Destination Films in 2006.
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7.6A raw urban drama about two friends raised on the dangerous streets of Kingston, Jamaica. Biggs and Wayne take on the "Shotta" way of life to survive. As young boys, they begin a life of crime, eventually moving to the US where they begin a ruthless climb from the bottom. They remain bound to each other by their shottas loyalty as they aggressively take control of the Jamaican underworld.
Released: 2002-02-2795 minDir: Adam DoenchAction, Adventure, Crime, Drama
Cast
- Ky-Mani Marley as Biggs
- Spragga Benz as Wayne
- Paul Campbell as Mad Max
- Louie Rankin as Teddy Bruckshut
- Wyclef Jean as Richie Effs
- Screechie Bop as Gussy
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Shottas
- Film.image
- Shottas2002Film.jpg
- Film.caption
- Release poster
- Film.director
- Cess Silvera
- Film.producer
- Cess Silvera
- Film.writer
- Cess Silvera
- Film.music
- Stephen Marley
- Film.cinematography
- Cliff Charles
- Film.editing
- Danny Saphire
- Film.studio
- Lucky Bastard Films Production
- Film.distributor
- Triumph FilmsDestination Films
- Film.runtime
- 95 minutes
- Film.country
- JamaicaUnited States
Key dates
- Published
- 27 February 2002
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- Jamaica
- Original language
- English language
- Cast member
- Lennox Lewis
- Composer
- Stephen Marley
- Producer
- Wyclef Jean
- Production company
- Emmett/Furla Films
- Narrative location
- Jamaica
- Duration
- +95
Article
7 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Soundtrack
- Reception
- See also
- References
- External links
Shottas is a 2002 Jamaican-American crime film about two young men who participate in organized crime in Kingston and Miami. It stars Ky-Mani Marley, Spragga Benz, Paul Campbell and Louie Rankin and was written, produced and directed by Cess Silvera. Despite its low budget, the distribution of an unfinished bootleg made it a cult favourite long before its official limited release in the United States by Triumph Films and Destination Films in 2006.
==Plot== Biggs (Errol) (Ky-Mani Marley) and Wayne (Spragga Benz), are two young men who grow up together in the tough and dangerous streets of Kingston. They rob a soda truck and shoot the truck driver while they are still children.