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A slapstick tale of shenanigans during an election in 1950s Trinidad. Harban a wealthy Hindu wants to be elected in Elvira a poor county with Hindu, Muslim, Spanish and Negro constituency. They are superstitious, uneducated and unused to elections. Harban needs the help of Baksh the Muslim Taylor, Chittaranjan the Hindu goldsmith who both can get votes.
What follows is a series of funny scenes with Tiger the dog, Foam, Baksh’s son becoming campaign manager and a lot of bribes. Misunderstanding galore. The battle with Ramogan the owner of the rum shop over fruit trees and in particular bread fruit with Chittaranjan his next door neighbor.
A good 3.5 story with the occasional laugh out loud moments. I felt sorry for Harban as when just when he thinks the bribes are finished along comes another reason for more money, such as the parade.
What follows is a series of funny scenes with Tiger the dog, Foam, Baksh’s son becoming campaign manager and a lot of bribes. Misunderstanding galore. The battle with Ramogan the owner of the rum shop over fruit trees and in particular bread fruit with Chittaranjan his next door neighbor.
A good 3.5 story with the occasional laugh out loud moments. I felt sorry for Harban as when just when he thinks the bribes are finished along comes another reason for more money, such as the parade.
