{"product_id":"black-joy-le","title":"BLACK JOY - LE","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product_description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(Anthony Simmons, 1977)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eRelease date: 24 June 2019 (OOP date: 30 October 2023)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eLimited Edition Blu-ray (World Blu-ray premiere)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBased on Jamal Ali’s acclaimed stage play \u003cem\u003eDark Days and Light Nights\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBlack Joy\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of a naïve Guyanese immigrant who learns the hard way about life on the streets of Brixton.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresenting vivid characters, terrific action, and a superb soundtrack of soul, funk, dub and reggae, Anthony Simmons’ gritty film is an honest and insightful comic drama, exposing the lives of unemployed black Britons and immigrants in a ghettoised London.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eStarring Norman Beaton (\u003cem\u003eDesmond’s\u003c\/em\u003e), Trevor Thomas (\u003cem\u003eInseminoid\u003c\/em\u003e), Floella Benjamin (\u003cem\u003ePlay School\u003c\/em\u003e), and a young Oscar James (\u003cem\u003eEastEnders\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003eBlack Joy\u003c\/em\u003e comes to Blu-ray for the very first 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fondly recalls his first major film role\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eA People Story\u003c\/i\u003e (2019, 17 mins): actor Floella Benjamin discusses one of her rare big-screen performances\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eBlazing the Trail\u003c\/i\u003e (2019, 8 mins): Oscar James relates his experiences as a black actor in the seventies\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDark Days and Light Nights\u003c\/i\u003e (2019, 36 mins): writer Jamal Ali explains the origins of his stage play and adapting it for the big screen\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eGuerrilla Operations\u003c\/i\u003e (2019, 9 mins): Martin Campbell on making low-budget cinema as a young producer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eSlices of Life\u003c\/i\u003e (2019, 14 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