Jobman

September. 12,1989      
Rating:
5.9
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Smith, the deaf and dumb son of a rural coloured preacher, refuses to accept the menial labour on offer in the small farming community where he’s grown up. He tries to earn a living in the city, but this ends in assault, and his return home sparks off a cycle of vengeful violence.

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Reviews

Pluskylang
1989/09/12

Great Film overall

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Freaktana
1989/09/13

A Major Disappointment

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Casey Duggan
1989/09/14

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

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Marva
1989/09/15

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

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