During their 1975-1976 tour of Australia, Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thompson, two of the fastest bowlers ever to play the game, decimated the West Indian cricket team. With broken jaws and wounded pride, the West Indians limped home having lost the series 5-1.

Shortly after, West Indian captain, Clive Lloyd made a decision. He would tour his homeland looking for pacemen capable of dishing out a brutal retribution.

The story that follows in Stevan Riley’s 88-minute documentary is a riveting account of how one of the world’s greatest-ever sporting teams rose to ascendancy.

United against racial prejudice and colonial oppression, they went on to remain unbeaten for 15 years in Test cricket.

But Riley’s film is about much more than sport. Fusing archival footage with talking head interviews, he explores cultural identity, politics, racism and what can be achieved if like-minded people work together for a common goal.

The film has been criticised as a propaganda piece to lure young Jamaicans back into playing cricket. If that’s the case, I don’t care. It would be good to see a resurgence of interest. If I do have any criticisms, there is an element of caricature in the portrayal of some of the characters, the English in particular.

While I thoroughly enjoyed seeing South African born English captain, Tony Greig receive his comeuppance following his infamous “Make them grovel” remark, the team are painted a bit like moustache-twiddling masters of an evil empire.

I’d also like to have seen the film explore the demise of West Indian cricket as a younger generation lost interest in favour of American sports. Clearly Riley felt the need to end on a high.

At any rate, like cricket or not, this film is an absolute blast.