Marley

After the global experiment of "Life in a Day", Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald ("One Day in September") is back on the festival circuit with a portrait of reggae legend Bob Marley. Far removed from your run-of-the-mill hagiographies, the British director attempts a detailed and objective documentation of the life and times of the Jamaican musician.

After the global experiment of "Life in a Day", Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald ("One Day in September") is back on the festival circuit with a portrait of reggae legend Bob Marley. Far removed from your run-of-the-mill hagiographies, the British director attempts a detailed and objective documentation of the life and times of the Jamaican musician. Based on exclusive archival material and interviews with his friends, colleagues, his widow, his lovers and a handful of his 12 children, Macdonald walks the dirt roads of his hometown and traces Marley’s route from point zero to worldwide acclaim. Son of a British soldier and his Jamaican wife, Marley was raised in the slums of Kingston, before he turned reggae into a worldwide phenomenon as a singer, rhythm guitarist and main songwriter for The Wailers. An ardent proponent of Rastafari and a lover of women, football and marijuana, Bob Marley is resurrected through this comprehensive music documentary 30 years after his death. K.Th.

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Σκηνοθεσία / Director: Kevin Macdonald

Φωτογραφία / DoP: Mike Eley, Alwin H. Kuchler, Wally Pfister

Μοντάζ / Editor: Dan Glendenning

Εμφανίζονται / Featuring: Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Rita Marley, Cedella Marley, Chris Blackwell

Ην. Βασίλειο, ΗΠΑ / UK, USA

2012

Εγχρωμο / Color

152'

Αγγλικά / English

* Screened on September 23rd and September 24th

Publication date: 2012-09-10 13:10:53

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