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| The Right and the Wrong | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Harbance Kumar[1] |
| Screenplay by | Freddy Kisoon[2] |
| Starring | |
| Music by | |
| Distributed by | Anglo-Overseas (United Kingdom)[3] |
Release dates | |
Running time | 103 minutes[3] |
| Country | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$50,000[5] |
The Right and the Wrong is a 1970 Trinidadian drama film[6] directed by Harbance Kumar.
Synopsis
editDuring the age of slavery, Indian and African slaves on a Trinidad plantation revolt against their cruel white master. Infighting between two factions of rebels—one yearning for the creation of a maroon community and peaceful ethnic unity, the other demanding an overthrow of the system—stands in the way of the campaign.[2]
Cast
editTaken from the British Film Institute (BFI) database:[1]
- Angela Seukaran as Chanda
- Gloria David as Didi
- Ralph Maharaj as Shyam
- Jesse Macdonald as Jojo
Release
edit1970's The Right and the Wrong and The Caribbean Fox, both directed by Harbance Kumar, were the first English-speaking films to be produced natively in the West Indies.[4] Despite poor production values and less than positive reviews, both films became popular in their native Trinidad and Tobago and in other Caribbean territories;[7] The Right and the Wrong was also a hit in Grenada, Guyana, and Suriname.[5] Concerns over its "problematic representation of history and plantation life" led to Black Power demonstrations during its Guyanese run.[2]
See also
editReferences
editGeneral
edit- Paddington, Bruce; Warner, Keith Q. (Winter 2009). "The Emergence of Caribbean Feature Films". Black Camera. 1 (1). Indiana University Press: 91–108. doi:10.2979/blc.2009.1.1.91. JSTOR 10.2979/blc.2009.1.1.91. S2CID 144560687. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
Specific
edit- ^ a b c d e f "The Right and the Wrong (1970)". British Film Institute (BFI). Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Keresztesi, Rita (11 November 2020). "5: Caribbean Black Power in cinema and fiction". Literary Black Power in the Caribbean: Fiction, Music and Film. Routledge. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-00-022162-6. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "The Right and the Wrong (X)". British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). 15 July 1971. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ a b Paddington & Warner 2009, p. 94, 98–99.
- ^ a b Paddington & Warner 2009, p. 99.
- ^ Paddington & Warner 2009, p. 98.
- ^ Paddington & Warner 2009, p. 98–99.