A musical icon of such magnitude as Bob Marley deserves a
biopic documentary with substance and director, Kevin Macdonald, who made
Touching the Void and The Last King of Scotland, has delivered a thoughtful,
affectionate film about the life of the world’s most famous Rastafarian.
Archive footage of the man himself and interviews with some
of his children, band members and lady loves reveal how Bob, despite being cast
out of the family as a child, was the one to make the Marley name known all
over the world.
The charismatic singer had eleven children by seven women
but his wife stood by him to support the ‘cause’ she and all of Marley’s fans
so strongly believed in.
This cause, and the entire message of the film, is delivered
in the closing credits montage, but that’s no bad thing, in that it proves how
simple Marley’s philosophy was.
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