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A gothic punk Caribbean love story arises in the ruins of a coconut plantation in rural Trinidad. English girl Asha, returning to her Indo-Caribbean family home, is drawn to Roger, the Afro-Caribbean boy across the road. Her Auntie forbids their relationship, while her Uncle is oddly aloof. The taboo attraction between the two teenagers grows despite family disapproval, political turmoil, a clash between cultures, and mysterious hauntings by unnaturally tall ancestral spirits. Identity and the desire to connect with one's roots are bolden interwoven between superstition and spirituality. If you follow your heart in the Land of Sugar, you might find MOKO JUMBIE.

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Bonus Materials

• Trailer
• Bonus feature - Audio Commentary with director Vashti Anderson and cinematographer Shlomo Godder

Sales Points

• Official Selection: Third Horizon Film Festival
• Official Selection: Edinburgh Film Festival
• YELLOW ROBIN COMPETITION: Curaçao International Film Festival Rotterdam
• WINNER: Best Screenplay Award - MISAFF - Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival
• For fans of Trinidadian and Caribbean cinema
• A present-day Caribbean Romeo and Juliet
• World Premiere: Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival

Press Quotes

A beautiful story about forbidden love

     —Manon de Reeper, Film Inquiry

Both haunting and haunted, a palpably realised fever-dream of a film

     —Jonathan Ali , Caribbean Beat

Masterfully woven together

     —Hayley Bensmiller, Crossfader

A heartfelt island love letter with visual wonder, lyrical depth, and an invigorating sense of the fantastic. This is a glimmering, memorable film

     —Jonathan Ali , Caribbean Beat