A young woman crash-lands her plane in Jamaica. A local named Countryman rescues her and leads her away from the authorities, who have fabricated a story about the plane, involving drug and arms smuggling by the CIA, in order to gain popularity in an upcoming election.
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Cast
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Dickie Jobson Director · Michael Thomas Writer Dominique Chapuis Cinematographer
United States release January 1, 1982 · Produced in Jamaica, United Kingdom
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Production
Jamaica · United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 1, 1982
Canada
September 10, 1982 · Toronto Film Festival
Denmark
July 5, 1982 · Premiere · Source: IMDb
Netherlands
December 15, 1983
Portugal
May 27, 1983
United Kingdom
March 29, 2008 · CH4 Film Jamaica
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