A tiny 50 mile long island full of people too big for it and those who aren't big enough. The in-the-midst-of decolonization world of the late 1950's is very far away from today and this film (made at the time) gives you a window into that time and place. The issues involved remind us of how far the people in this film are from a modern mindset (It's a major plot point that someone who is visibly white is 1/32nd black and how that means they can't marry someone else). It's not that the issues it tackles are gone, but the underlying assumptions of the characters are often blatant where as in the modern era they would be more covert.
It also has one of the stupidest criminals I've ever seen. But his actions are completely in character for him so it is a well done character sketch.
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