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Shottas
Shottas

Shottas

Friendship, loyalty & greed.

Genres

ActionAdventureCrimeDrama

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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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Budget

$200000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

7.7/10

Release Date

27 February 2002

Country

Jamaica

Cast

Ky-Mani Marley

Ky-Mani Marley

Biggs

Spragga Benz

Spragga Benz

Wayne

Paul Campbell

Paul Campbell

Mad Max

Louie Rankin

Louie Rankin

Teddy Bruckshut

Wyclef Jean

Wyclef Jean

Richie Effs

Screechie Bop

Screechie Bop

Gussy

San San

San San

Raquel

Jabba

Jabba

Dangles

Assassin

Assassin

Blacka

Beast

Beast

Sealy

Fabien Dominique

Fabien Dominique

Abbey

J.R. Silvera

J.R. Silvera

Young Biggs

Carlton Grant Jr.

Carlton Grant Jr.

Young Wayne

Lennox Lewis

Lennox Lewis

Himself

Marilyn Manhoe

Marilyn Manhoe

Marcia

Susanne Estelle

Susanne Estelle

Susanne

DJ Khaled

DJ Khaled

Richie’s Henchman

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