Moko Jumbie

Jun 20, 2017

1h 33m

★ 6.0

Overview

Amidst the ruins of a coconut plantation in rural Trinidad, Asha, a displaced girl seeking her roots, is drawn to a young fisherman who shares her desire to look beyond.

Genres

Drama

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Cast

Asha

Vanna Girod

Roger

Jeremy Thomas

Mary

Sharda Maharaj

Jagessar

Dinesh Maharaj

Gloria

Melvina Hazard

Randolph

Nickolai Salcedo

Sujata

Aryana Mohammed

Jimmy

Keston Dick

Harry

Anthony Blackburn

Flight Attendant

Marianna Kulukundis

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