It tells the story of a Jamaican fisherman whose solitude is shattered when he rescues two Americans from the wreckage of a plane crash.
The fisherman, called Countryman, is hurled into a political plot by the dangerous Colonel Sinclair.
Countryman uses his knowledge of the terrain and his innate combat skills to survive and protect his new friends from being caught by Sinclair.
[1] The film was shot in Jamaica and featured a reggae soundtrack performed by Lee "Scratch" Perry, Bob Marley & the Wailers, Steel Pulse, Dennis Brown, Aswad, Toots & The Maytals and Rico Rodriguez.
It was written by Jobson and produced by Island Records founder Chris Blackwell and has become a cult classic.