Bob Marley: the regret that haunted his life

Director Kevin Macdonald explains how he pieced together his new film about reggae legend Bob Marley, from troubled early years in Jamaica to worldwide adulation - even after deathIn 2005, the director Kevin Macdonald was working in Uganda on his film The Last King of Scotland. In the slums of Kampala he was struck by a curious fact. There seemed to be images of Bob Marley and "Get up, stand up" slogans and dreadlocks wherever he went.Marley had been on Macdonald's mind anyway: he had been asked...

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23:01 on April 7 2012

Bob Marley - in pictures

Guardian Music — Kevin MacDonald, director of a new documentary on the Jamaican reggae legend, talks about six photographs of the singerKevin Macdonald more info

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23:05 on April 7 2012

Bob Marley: the regret that haunted his life

Guardian Music — Director Kevin Macdonald explains how he pieced together his new film about reggae legend Bob Marley, from troubled early years in Jamaica to worldwide adulation - even a... more info

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