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A Caribbean Dream (2016)

★★½ — A Caribbean Dream (2016)

A Caribbean Dream is a low-budget Barbadian-British production that transplants Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream to the island of Barbados, setting its romantic chaos against the backdrop of the annual Crop Over festival (a harvest celebration with deep roots in the island's sugar-cane history). The film was directed by Shakirah Bourne, a Barbadian filmmaker who has worked primarily in Caribbean television and short-form drama, and it represents one of the more distinctive entries in the long tradition of relocating Shakespeare to new cultural settings, a practice that picked up considerable momentum from the 1990s onwards. Produced through Caribbean Film Productions Ltd., it sits firmly in the micro-budget independent space, with a cast mixing local talent alongside British actor Aden Gillett.

A-Z World Movie Tour Barbados I'd never seen A Midsummer Nights dream so I had nothing to compare it to. My girlfriend has seen a few versions and she it's one of the better adaptations she's seen. Honestly it was pretty fun. Genuinely funny at times. Refreshing to hear the Barbados accent speaking in traditional Shakespearian English. The setting was beautiful being that it's literally paradise. I didn't think much of the story but I've since heard this is one of the lesser Shakespeare stories. Either way a solid effort.

Rating: ★★½ | Year: 2016 | Watched: 2025-05-29

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