Ghosts of Cité Soleil (2006)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Directors:

Asger Leth
Milos Loncarevic (co-director)

Writer:

Asger Leth (writer)

Release Date:

20 July 2007 (UK)

Genre:

Documentary | Action | Drama | Music | Romance | War

Plot:

In the slum of Cité Soleil, President Aristide's most loyal supporters were ruling as kings. The five...

Plot Keywords:

Gang | Violence | Shakespearean | Rap | Gangster

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Winson '2Pac' Jean	...	Himself
Wyclef Jean	...	Himself
James 'Bily' Petit Frère	...	Himself
Éleonore 'Lele' Senlis	...	Herself

Runtime:

USA:85 min | Canada:88 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Argentina:88 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Country:

Denmark | USA

Language:

Haitian | English | French

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Haiti

Company:

Independent Pictures (II)

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Smagsdommerne: (#5.14)" (2007)

As real as it can ever get

This is the realest piece of film I have ever watched. There's no glamour or icing over. You should watch this is you are fed up with the happy-ever-after, superhero and any other artificial stuff from Hollywood. Haiti's just a 2 hour flight from Miami,Florida and yet not much has been done to really help. How ironic it is that the US decides to send tens of thousands of troops halfway across the world to Iraq and Afghanistan to chase after ghosts hiding in a few hills when the real spooky and tangible evidence is right on the American doorstep. I commend the film makers' negotiating skills that enabled them to get face to face with the Chimeres chiefs. No acting here, this is real stuff, 100% authentic stuff.