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Shottas

Shottas

Friendship, loyalty & greed.

20027.61h 35m

Overview

A 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.

Directed by Adam Doench
Written by Cess Silvera
Produced by Cess Silvera, Randall Emmett, Richard Effs
Box OfficeBudget: $200K0

Top Cast

K

Ky-Mani Marley

Biggs

S

Spragga Benz

Wayne

P

Paul Campbell

Mad Max

Louie Rankin

Louie Rankin

Teddy Bruckshut

Wyclef Jean

Wyclef Jean

Richie Effs

S

Screechie Bop

Gussy

S

San San

Raquel

Jabba

Jabba

Dangles

A

Assassin

Blacka

B

Beast

Sealy

Themes & Keywords

street gangcrime bosspolice chasegang violenceyardiejamaican posse

About Shottas

Shottas is a action, adventure, crime, drama film released in 2002 exploring themes of street gang, crime boss, police chase, gang violence, yardie, jamaican posse. Directed by Adam Doench, it stars Ky-Mani Marley, Spragga Benz, Paul Campbell. A 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.

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