
The film was scheduled to have its local premiere earlier this year, but those plans were shelved after Palace Amusement told the movie's producers that they were not interested in showing the film because it was too violent. Sign up for The Gleaner’s morning and evening newsletters. "We suffered a few setbacks, but it was always our intention to have the film shown in local theatres so we are just excited to see it happening, finally." "We are very excited to be premiering Jamaican Mafia in the heart of its birth country," he said.
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Still, Matherson said he is happy to announce that the movie will be shown in Jamaican cinemas. "I did that because I wanted Jamaicans to experience Jamaican Mafia the same way that they've experienced movies with similar subject matter from abroad." It (the matter) was resolved by me renting the theatre from them," he revealed.

"Palace Amusement stated that they would not release Jamaican Mafia as a part of their regular programmes because of the subject matter.

After suffering a few setbacks on its journey to the silver screen, Jamaican Mafia will premiere on local soil on November 27.Ĭo-producer of the film, Orville Matherson, told The Gleaner the film will have its local premiere because of a decision to rent the theatre from Palace Amusement.
