Bim

 Award winning Trinidad and Tobago film “Bim” (1974) directed by Hugh. A. Robertson and starring Ralph Maraj, Anna Seerattan, Wilbur Holder, Lawrence Goldstraw among others.

Its a kind of a political drama movie of the Indians settled in Trinidad and Tobago. They are nearing their independence from the British empire and Bim (Ralph Maraj) is their natural born leader, though his past is that of a hoodlum doing all sorts of bad things.

Bim’s early age was in an upheaval, becuase his father was killed right in front of him by another Indian rival. He is rejected by his school and taunted and bullied by the afro students. He has no choice but to take to crime to live his life.

Bim’s early love life Anna (Anna Seerattan) later takes to prostitution and he discovers Anna while at one of his sexual flings. Bim gravitates towards political leadership in order to take revenge upon the killers of his father.

While the political climate is hotting up, Bim continues to be arrogant and rejects the offer of a political alliance with the leader of the blacks in Trinidad. The print uploaded on youtube is of a poor quality and overall production values are very poor.

But this movie is supposed to be a cult classic in Trinidad which is why i think somebody should digitally enhance this movie to latest standards. The plot is decent and the story conveys what is intended. IMDB 3/10