Marley (2012) on Netflix
PG-1320122h 24mBiographyDocumentaryMusic
Through interviews with those who knew him, plus rare footage and performances, the documentary traces Bob Marley's life and music. He forms The Wailers with Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer.
- Netflix4.3/5
- IMDb7.9/1015,042 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes95%
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Plot summary
The documentary follows Bob Marley's life and music, told largely by the people who knew him, among them Rita Marley, Bunny Wailer, Lee "Scratch" Perry and Ziggy Marley, alongside archival footage and performances. His first solo singles, "Judge Not" and "One Cup of Coffee", sold poorly, and he went on to work with Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer in a group that brought Jamaican music, reggae and the Rastafari movement to audiences worldwide. Much of the film concerns his mixed-race background: Rita Marley says others treated him as belonging to neither side, and Bunny Wailer recalls harassment he faced at school for it. A friendship with the preacher Mortimer Planno led him into the Rastafari movement, and the rejection of him by white relatives on his father's side and Jamaica's political conflicts fed songs such as "Corner Stone" and "Work".
Cast
- Cedella Marleyas Herself
- Lee 'Scratch' Perryas Himself (as Lee Perry)
- Cindy Breakspeareas Herself
- Constance Marleyas Herself
- Danny Simsas Himself
- The Wailersas Themselves
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Marley (2012)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Before Kevin Macdonald took over, both Martin Scorsese and Jonathan Demme were separately attached to direct the documentary; Demme left over creative differences, stalling the project for years.
- The film's soundtrack was the first record ever to include Bob Marley's live performance of 'Jamming' at the 1978 One Love Peace Concert, the show where he brought rival Jamaican politicians Michael Manley and Edward Seaga on stage and joined their hands.
- Bandmate Bunny Wailer criticized the finished film for underplaying Marley's Rastafari faith, and later boycotted its Jamaican premiere after organizers laid the colors of the Ethiopian flag on the ground.
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