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  "id": 14928417,
  "title": "‘Opening the lid of a horrible secret’: Jamaicans confront enslavement with taboo-busting stories on screen",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/opening-the-lid-of-a-horrible-secret-jamaicans-confront-enslavement",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T10:00:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/oct/16/jamaicans-confront-enslavement-taboo-busting-stories-on-screen-possession"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}