Montserrat's film culture is modest, but the island's story is anything but: the 1995 Soufrière Hills volcanic eruption displaced most of its population and reshaped its identity entirely. Montserrat: Emerald of the Caribbean captures something of that resilience and beauty. See what Macca made of it below.
Rating: 3.5★
There's a street in Plymouth, Montserrat, buried under metres of volcanic ash and debris, where you can still make out the rooftops of houses that were someone's home. That image stays with you long after the credits roll on Ben Fogle and the Buried City, and
Genre Documentary
★★½ — Montserrat: Emerald of the Caribbean (2007)
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