Ghett'a Life Page #2

Synopsis: Ghetto teenager Derrick longs to be a professional boxer and represent Jamaica at the Olympics, but the gym that will make him a contender is in the opposing 'garrison' community, which means he has to risk his life in order to follow his dream. Ghett'a Life explores the hypocrisy of Jamaican politics, as power crazy 'dons', manipulate MPs and kill anyone who refuses to obey them.
 
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Year:
2011
104 min
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BE PERFECT LIKE A JOB LETTER

BELIEVE INNA GOD

HIM KEEP MI WARM

LIKE A SWEATER:

WHEN DI HEATHENS TRY FI

SWALLOW ME UP LIKE A ALLIGATOR

EVEN THOUGH DEM NAH HAVE

NUH LOCKS, DEM DREAD

AND IF YUH WAH FI KNOW

YUH FRIEND,

PRETEND LIKE YUH DEAD

AND SEE HOW MUCH TING,

DEM WOULDA SEH OVA YUH HEAD

'CAUSE DEM WELL WAH EA YUH FLESH UP

LIKE IT IS A LOAF A BREAD

NEVA LET DEM GET YUH DOWN

IN THIS GAME, STAY AHEAD

[ DOG BARKING ]

[ THEME MUSIC PLAYS ON TV ]

NEWS WATCH.

HMM?

YEAH, YEAH, COME ON.

GET IT.

GET IT!

[ CHUCKLES ]

HUH?

HEY!

[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]

[ MANUEL SHOUTING ]

NO ONE IS SAFE, MAN.

HEY...

DERRICK!

[ SEWING MACHINE WHIRRING ]

[ SIGHS ]

[ DOG BARKING ]

[ GUNSHOTS ]

[ GUNSHOTS CONTINUE ]

[ DOGS BARKING ]

SH*T!

I THINK THEY WENT THAT WAY.

[ CAR DOORS CLOSING ]

[ GASPS ]

[ GASPS ]

[ SNIFFS ]

JESUS, JESUS, JESUS.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]

YEAH?

COOL.

...P*SSY.

NO!

NO!

NO!!

DERRICK.

DERRICK!

DERRICK!!

DERRICK!

LET ME GO!

LET ME GO!

DERRICK!

[ Sobbing ] DERRICK!!

LENNY!

CAN YOU HEAR ME?

[ SIGHS ]

B-B-BUT, GRANDPA --

[ JAMAICAN MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ SIREN WAILING ]

[ BREATHING DEEPLY ]

[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]

[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]

WAIT.

WAIT.

[ LAUGHS ]

MM-HMM.

...GUIDE ME,

BE MY GUIDANCE:

GRACE THE SALVATION FOR ME

JEHOVAH, GUIDE ME

BE MY GUIDANCE:

LORD,

THEY COULD NEVER STOP ME

I'M ON THE ROCK,

I'M ON THE ROCK

AIYA DANAI ANAI,

AIYA DANAI ANAI:

JEHOVAH, GUIDE ME,

I'M ON THE ROCK

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

JEHOVAH, GUIDE ME

I'M ON THE ROCK

[ CROWD BOOING ]

[ JAMAICAN MUSIC PLAYING ]

OKAY, GUYS?

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

[ RECORD SCRATCHING,

MUSIC STOPS ]

[ SHOUTS ]

[ MUSIC RESUMES ]

[ RECORD SCRATCHING,

MUSIC STOPS ]

[ SHOUTS ]

[ MUSIC RESUMES ]

[ ALL SHOUTING ]

YOU'RE DOING GOOD.

[ RECORD SCRATCHING,

MUSIC STOPS ]

FIGHT!

[ GROANS ]

FIGHT!

YOUR EYE BURNING UP?

[ CROWD CHEERING ]

[ CROWD BOOING ]

[ CROWD BOOING ]

HEY!

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

[ HORN HONKS ]

[ DOG BARKS ]

[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]

HE MAKES THE WEIGHT ON THIS

OCCASION, AND HE HAS THE HOPE

OF A NATION BEHIND HIM AND

CONFIDENCE THAT IS ACTUALLY

SHOWN IN THE ABILITY OF THIS

MAN.

142.

[ DOGS BARKING ]

[ OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ GUNSHOTS ]

DERRICK!

[ GUN C*CKS ]

[ BREATHING SHAKILY ]

[ SNIFFLES ]

[ SNIFFLES ]

[ SIGHS ]

YO.

[ SIREN WAILS ]

[ HORN HONKS ]

[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]

[ DOG BARKING ]

YEAH, MAN.

RISE TO THE OCCASION,

LOOK AT YOURSELF THEN SAY

YOU'RE STRONG

NO ONE CAN STOP YOU, YEAH

RISE TO THE OCCASION

GO AHEAD,

YOU KNOW YOU'RE STRONG

NO ONE CAN STOP YOU

[ MONITOR BEEPING ]

YEAH?

[ HELICOPTER BLADE WHIRRING ]

MODERN VAMPIRES OF THE CITY

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Chris Browne

Chris Browne (born 1952) is an American comic strip artist and cartoonist. He is the son of cartoonist Dik Browne and brother of cartoonist Chance Browne. Browne writes and draws the comic strip Hägar the Horrible, which is distributed by King Features Syndicate. more…

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