Ben - an innocent immigrant from a remote village in Guyana - arrives in Brixton and falls prey to an assortment of street-wise characters. Stars Norman Beaton, Trevor Thomas, Dawn Hope, Floella Benjamin, Oscar James and more.
First official release of this classic British comedy.
Nominated for the Golden Palm award at Cannes in 1977, Anthony Simmons directs the insightful if seedy story of an innocent and unsophisticated Guyanan immigrant, Ben (Trevor Thomas), who is exposed to the hustle of the Brixton ghetto.
Ben arrives in Brixton...
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