Home Again

Synopsis: Three Jamaicans, who are deported from the U.S., Canada, and England, must make their way in a land that they are not familiar with.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Sudz Sutherland
Production: Hungry Eyes
  1 win & 8 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.7
NOT RATED
Year:
2012
104 min
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Welcome to Jamaica,

The land of food and water.

Yeah...

Welcome to Jamaica,

The land of food and water.

Yeah...

WAAOOOH, hey

WAAOOOH, see

WAAOOOH, see, OH WELL,

HEY...

Yo!

Blood clot! Wha happening souljah?

Looks like life's treatin'

you right down here.

Mi say mi bun it an

pass it on da right.

Mi say dem come in and

dem lookin pon di dread.

Dem say "Hey natty dread

locks, a where you come from?

You muss have two stick

a sensi under your tam

Mi say "No officer,

LAWD, you muss be madd.

"Mi only smoke cigarette

an strictly shag"

O O O O, see,

waaooh, see, O, WELL, waaooah

HEY...

I'm here, bro... Thanks

for watching my back dude.

Yeah, mon.

It's crazy, man...

Man, it's f***ed up dude.

Woah!

Hey, hey! Just gwan where

you go man, gwan where you go!

Yo, man, sh*t.

I ain't tryin' to get

in no trouble, man.

You sure this is the right place, Guv?

You sure? I don't know...

Thirty pounds.

Me said thirty pounds.

That's a bit steep... I'm not...

Me said thirty pound!

Hey, bwoy!

Here. Thank you very much.

Guv, just wait for me right here...

I'm just gonna check if this

is the right... I said wait!

To babylon no

badda charge me, SA!

To babylon no

badda charge mi, SA!

One box pon mi lip a

bare blood start spit,

to Babylon no

badda charge mi, SA!

Waaooh, see, waaooh...

Hey, what you want bwoy?

Uncle Sam?...

It's Everton, Dulsay's son.

Mum's been calling but your

phone is out of service...

Um... I'm looking for Samuel St. Clair.

This is Greenfield road, right?

What you want, bwoy?

No...

What you want bwoy?

Sh*t...

Sh*t man, you don't change, dude.

I don't know how you do it, Jammix.

Eh, I'll tell you

something, it roughin' up.

Yeah, looks like you doin' good, though.

No, soon as, soon as, Alton

hooks sh*t up, I'm outtie, man.

Alright.

Yes sir, boss.

I'm done...

Thanks so much.

Marva!

Yes, you can.

But I wouldn't recommend it.

Anything for me?

Roshanna!

No, it's okay.

Thank you.

Look, daddy, a camera.

What!

Uncle Archie...

Thank you.

For you...

Aunt Dini...

Thank you.

That's it?

I'm sorry, it just

all happened so fast...

What's done is done, girl.

I appreciate you letting me stay here.

Hm... Poor Gracey...

It's good she's with God.

Dini!

Can I use the phone?

Thank you.

Hello...

I'm calling for Simone Johnson?

This is her mother.

Monie!

Hey, baby, I made it here safely.

Yo, man, you might wanna...

God bless.

No doubt.

Ya see...

Yo, who dat, man?

Yo. Dat's cool, dat's cool,

dat's cool, dat's cool, man...

Look, man, that's just a kid.

Just follow... Come now.

Yo, hold up, hold up, hold up...

Heavenly father we'd like

to thank ya for this meal...

...and for the strength

we get from your grace.

...to triumph over our enemies.

In Jesus' name, Amen.

Amen.

We did alright.

Four years in Rikers.

INS said that my Green

Card wasn't worth sh*t.

No worries.

...Don!

It's cool, I'm only here for a minute.

Oy!

Miss... Miss?

I, uh, I'm just a lil bit lost...

Just like the song, idn't it?

You're British right?

You're bright.

C'mon Ange.

Hold on...

I meant to stay at my Uncle's, but...

Well he's not exactly here.

Well, if I knew, I wouldn't

be lost, now would I?

Ladies!

Ladies!

Look, look... Truth is

I'm in a bit of a bind...

And I just need some place to stay.

Come on, please, please!

Look. If you lead, I'll follow.

Come on.

Alright then...

But, Ange?

Oh... Everton.

Everton St. Clair.

Right, Everton?

Definitely handleable.

But what the raass?

Eugh!

So, your kids are in Canada?

Where you were raised?

Yes.

Simone is 7 and Sean is 5.

But I absolutely love the baby phase.

Excuse me, ma'am...

Not now, dear... A little later.

Alright... Mi come back.

I'm going to be home for six months.

In that time, I want the baby

sleeping through the night.

You never know with babies...

That's where the nanny comes in, right?

Absolutely.

Absolutely.

My babies were very good sleepers.

Of course, now, they refuse

to go to bed on time...

We would expect you

to cook all the meals.

Wash up, laundry... That's

in addition to the baby...

Mommy!

As well as I bought...

No, no...

...Mommy made a mistake...

...but Mrs. Singh is going

to take good care of you.

Okay?

Marva, it's time to say

goodbye to your children...

No, no, no, no... Please!

Please!

Come honey...

Please... Don't do this.

Come here.

NO! Sean!

Mommy!

I love you, I love you.

Let go of her!

Mommy!

No, they're mine!

Mommy!

Mommy!

Marva?

Marva!

Are you okay?

I'm so... I'm so sorry.

Well, thank you...

Mrs. Field...

I promise, I'm not a flake.

I'm very good at sleep-training

and I'm an excellent cook.

If you hire me...

Thank you, Marva!

I really need this job.

You're a deportee, aren't you?

It's complicated...

Marva, please, I'm afraid

I can't hire a criminal.

No, I'm...

Yes, dear, do have those colours for me?

Oh, this is beautiful, this

is what I had in mind...

So, you can take this one to the

front, this one to the back...

Yo, cous...

You sure about this, man?

Yo, brethren, don't worry yourself, mon.

Ya understand?

Yeah, mon, you're good.

Yo, is this that same dude?

Eh? Yeah man, yeah man... Three times!

Oh, cool.

Hey, you know what?

This place has got that

New York flavour, man.

Jammix...

Yeah?

What happened?

We thought you was in Florida.

Well, you know what they say...

Yeah, of course.

Yo, Mr. Carlson.

Mr. C!

MmmMmm.

We can't do it. Gettin' tougher.

Too many people like your

cousin here, gettin' sent back.

Look man, I ain't tryin' to come back.

So, you intend to cease your

criminal activities then?

Right...

Well, a passport, 25,000 US dollars.

Yo, what happened to fifteen?

That was years ago!

Now, homeland security...

...makin' tings a lot

tougher for the little man.

The normal rate is 30,000 US dollars.

So, guys... Take it or leave it.

Let's go.

F*** you mean we got no money?

Sorry, I tried a thing, I got jacked...

I told you stay off that sh*t,

didn't I tell you? I told you!

Money got tight, alright...

What do you mean money got tight?

Huh?

When I got pinched, we had enough cash!

All you had to do was stay in school.

I dropped out, okay?

What do you mean you dropped out?

No, man! Alton, what

are you talking about?

Bredrin, Bredrin... What up, man?

You think I want this sh*t for you? Huh?

I ain't got no say...

No, you ain't got no say

in this! This is bullshit!

Yo, D?

D?

D, man?

Yo, man!

Yo!

Sorry, sorry, man.

F***, man.

Yo, listen, now that

they dipped you, man...

...things are on me,

imma take care of sh*t.

Yeah? Check it out.

Imma handle my own business, alright?

Just get your ass back

in school, ya hear?

Man...

Sh*t!

Don't look too white.

Yo!

Yo! Mikey, Junior, Whatagwan?

Yo, Jammix...

Big up, King...

Whatagwan?

Jammix... I ain't tryin' to

get pinched down here, man!

Man, you gotta find me something

a little less conspicuous.

Eh bredrin...

I didn't ask for this.

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Jennifer Holness

Jennifer Holness is a Canadian film and television producer and screenwriter, who is the business partner of Sudz Sutherland, also her husband, in Hungry Eyes Film & Television. Her production and writing credits include the film Love, Sex and Eating the Bones and the television series Guns, She's the Mayor and Shoot the Messenger. Holness also directed the documentary film Speakers for the Dead, and produced Catherine Annau's documentary film Brick by Brick more…

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