Nice

October. 19,1984      
Rating:
7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A naïve and "nice" West Indian's descent into postcolonial cynicism is depicted in a twenty minute monologue from writer Farrukh Dhondy.

Norman Beaton as  

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Reviews

MamaGravity
1984/10/19

good back-story, and good acting

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Portia Hilton
1984/10/20

Blistering performances.

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Mathilde the Guild
1984/10/21

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

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Roxie
1984/10/22

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

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