The rivalry between Shottas and Spartans has led to heavy militarization in Buenaventura. The Shottas are one of the leading criminal groups in Colombia’s port city of Buenaventura. The group gained ...
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Aiming for the mythical rise-and-destruction territory of crime films like "Scarface," writer-director Cess Silvera delivers an empty, bullet-riddled exploitation ...
It’s tempting to compare the Jamaican crime drama “Shottas” to the 1972 Jimmy Cliff classic, “The Harder They Come,” especially considering the music stars in it (including Bob Marley’s son, Kymani, ...
The residents of Buenaventura hide after nightfall as a deadly war between rival gangs brings terror to their doorstep - Copyright AFP Joaquin SARMIENTO The residents ...
The most violent and gun filled streets of Kingston, Jamaica seem like a day at a Beverly Hills’ spa, when compared to the unscrupulous and underhanded dealings of some in the film industry. Don’t ...
Dr Herbert Gayle, senior lecturer at The University of the West Indies, Mona (UWI), is underscoring the important role that non-governmental organisations (NGOs) can play in addressing the root causes ...
In our series ‘The Films That Made Us’, we take a look back at the films that have shaped British music over the last three decades. In this third edition, we talk to pioneering grime producer/DJ Sir ...
Writer-director Cess Silvera is in talks to direct rapper T.I. in “Grand Hustle.” Silvera, who scripted the drama, also is weighing offers for “Shottas 2,” a film he’s written and will direct that ...
Newly installed police commissioner, Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin yesterday warned the nation’s criminals to put down their guns and give up a life of crime or face the consequences. At the same time, ...
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