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Dominican Rep. Ghosts of Cité Soleil
- Original title
- Ghosts of Cité Soleil
- Year
- 2006
- Running time
- 86 min.
- Country
Denmark- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production Denmark-United States;
- Genre
- Documentary. Action. Drama | Crime
- Synopsis
- Two hours away from Miami beach, there is one of the most endemically poor countries in the world. Haiti, the infraworld, and in its capital, Puerto Príncipe, the Cité Soleil quarter is the hell where live to be fifty. Wilson "2pac" Jean (as a homage to Tupac Sakur) and his brother Wyclef, are the lords and owners of the quarter, constantly fighting the rival bands. But one day, the two brothers become bitter enemies. One of them military supports Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the president of the country, whereas the other one lends his arms to the opposition trying to overthrow him...
An epic portrait of a family and a culture torn apart by poverty and violence, Ghosts of Cite Soleil is a powerful and unsettling documentary that takes us inside the lives of the notorious gang leaders who dominate the Haitian slum of Cite Soleil, one of the most desperate communities in the Western hemisphere. Set to a score by Wyclef Jean, who also executive produced the film and serves as an inspiration to the young men of Haiti, the film follows two of the gang leaders, who happen to be brothers, and are also aspiring rappers. The foot soldiers of these gang leaders are known as chimeres (or “ghosts”) and it was those ghosts whom former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide is said to have employed to silence his opponents. Filmed in the months leading up to Aristide’s overthrow in 2004, the film captures the smoldering tensions between the two rival gang leaders, and their love for the same woman, set in a city the United Nations has declared the most dangerous place on Earth.- Awards
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2007: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Best Director / Documentary2007: Gijon Film Festival: Official Selection2007: Gijón Film Festival: nominated to Best Feature Film.
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