Jamaica3 Essential Films from JamaicaStop 2 of 3

Countryman

Name: Countryman
Released: 1982

1982

When a young woman crash-lands her small plane in the Jamaican bush, a mystical, dreadlocked fisherman named Countryman rescues her and shields her from corrupt officials who have framed the pair in a political conspiracy. A reggae-soaked cult adventure.

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Part of 3 Essential Films from Jamaica

This film is stop 2 of 3 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Jamaica. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Jamaica in the 196 country film challenge.