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URSY.NEWS / The Guardian / 16 Oct 2026

‘Opening the lid of a horrible secret’: Jamaicans confront enslavement with taboo-busting stories on screen

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As violent spirits are unleashed in Sky’s Possession, observers see confident creatives reclaiming the island’s narratives in a form of ‘cultural reparation’ A woman opens a 300‑year‑old box, unleashing a violent spirit – it is the spirit of colonialism and oppression roaring back to life. It is a pivotal scene in Sky’s supernatural series Possession and symbolises a wider shift in Jamaica’s film…

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