Jan 01, 2006 in the slum of cite soleil, president aristides most loyal supporters were ruling as kings. Set against the 2004 haitian coup detat, the film follows two brothers, 2pac and bily, gang leaders with opposing views on the future of their country. In portauprinces most desperately poor and dangerous neighborhoods, heavily armed street gangs known as chimeres ghosts serve as the regimes enforcers, trampling on the legal authority and terrorizing the political opposition. But a new, more brutal counterrevolution may soon end. Emneord, haiti, musik, hiphop, politik, slumkvarterer. Lacking education, money and strategic acumen, this trashtalking. Haiti movies ghosts of cite soleil movie trailer youtube. The area is generally regarded as one of the poorest and most.
Two brothers, haitian gang leaders for the shadow army of president jeanbertrand aristide, rule the streets while at odds with each other and fate. Ghosts of cite soleil 2006 ghosts of cite soleil 2006. Ghosts of cite soleil is a curiously unfocused, rambling film that never really settles on exactly what it wants to say or exactly which stories it wants to tell. The five major gang leaders were controlling heavily armed young men. Documentary this aint no hollywood movie 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. Updated 17 july 2007 contains strong language and references to violence and death life is horrifyingly cheap in ghosts of cite soleil, a 2004shot documentary on the haitian slum declared the.
On dvd november 20, 2007 a caribbean epic of family, love and violence, ghosts of cite soleil takes us inside the lives of notorious gang leaders who dominate the haitian slum of cite soleil. Ghosts of cite soleil has been making the rounds through independent film houses and arty farty festivals, most recently in the land of prince and saucy d at the minneapolisst. A pictorial journey into the film by wyclef, jean isbn. Bush, which the ghosts of cite soleil follows scrupulously. Ghosts of cite soleil in cinemas july 20th youtube. Ghosts of cite soleil dvd, 2007 for sale online ebay. Actually it is hardly more than an exploitative gangsta rap video about the. The program of the 2007 edition of the fantasia festival was a departure from its predecessors in its massive scale.
Reviewed in the united states on december 14, 2007. Each highly kinetic encounter recorded in this remarkable film is raw and immediate. Schon im vorspann dieses films wird klar, dass es in ghosts of cite soleil ans eingemachte geht, immerhin. Usa 29 may 2007 seattle international film festival usa 27 june 2007 limited uk 6 july 2007 cambridge film festival uk 20 july 2007. Ghosts of cite soleil full frame documentary film festival. Captures life and death during the last months of jeanbertrand aristides regime. 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. Jun 25, 2007 ghosts of cite soleil is the story of young armed men from the slum being used for political purposes, a testament of desperate dreams in a ghetto world where dog eats dog. The nominees in the feature film category were announced on january 8, 2008, and the nominations for directorial. Ghosts of cite soleil is a film about billy and haitian. Jun 30, 2007 the ghosts in danish filmmaker asger leths unsparing documentary are the chimeres, armed thugs who preside over the haitian ghetto of cite soleil sun city, an overcrowded quarter of.
G hosts of cite soleil is a raw, painful danish documentary about. With winson 2pac jean, wyclef jean, james bily petit frere, eleonore lele senlis. Jul 20, 2007 ghosts of cite soleil 1 5 stars 1 out. A devastating portrait of an impoverished society in the throes of chaos, danish filmmaker asger leths ghosts of cite soleil is documentarymaking at its most eyeopening. Ghosts of cite soleil er en dokumentarfilm fra 2007 instrueret af asger leth handling. P ower is a gun in haiti, says winson 2pac jean, the redeyed protagonist of asger leths troubling but undeniably stylish documentary record of the shortlived and brutal reign of this neighborhood gang commander of cite soleil, a dirtpoor portauprince slum. Directed by asger leth and starring winson 2pac jean, wyclef jean, james bily petit frere and eleonore lele senlis. May 19, 2007 here is the movie trailer for ghosts of cite soleil more info on haitian movies at.
The films director, asger leth, followed two rival leaders and brothers during the months. But a new, more brutal counterrevolution may soon end their regime. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Funny how this is the first post i gravitated towards, today. Ghosts of cite soleil film, trailer, kritik kinozeit.
History in the making, as they happened to be present in haiti at the. The united states is the real ghost in this film it simply does not exist, except for its official version of events, scripted by george w. Furthermore, about 20 short film programs were established, half of these dedicated to local productions. Sun city is an extremely impoverished and densely populated commune located in the portauprince metropolitan area in haiti. Jun 25, 2007 the documentary ghosts of cite soleil takes viewers through a haitian slum overrun with political gangs. Few documentaries could be as different as march of the penguins and ghosts of cite soleil, a scary, fascinating documentary about gang life in haitis worst slum. This deeply questionable movie presents itself as a documentary. The secret army of president jeanbertrand aristide. The story of lost boys of sudan 2006 can simply become a redirect to god grew tired of us. Ghostbuzzers the alternative marketing campaign for.
Lacking education, money and strategic acumen, this trashtalking wannabe rapper. The 60th directors guild of america awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in films, documentary and television in 2007, were presented on january 26, 2008 at the hyatt regency century plaza. Plus reports from the launch of the summer of british. We travel to the slums of portauprince, haiti and inside the leadership of the chimeres, a violent gang armed by a failing government desperate to hold on to power. An examination of the prisoner abuse scandal involving u. May 29, 2009 the five major gang leaders were controlling heavily armed young men.
Nov 01, 2007 on dvd november 20, 2007 a caribbean epic of family, love and violence, ghosts of cite soleil takes us inside the lives of notorious gang leaders who dominate the haitian slum of cite soleil. Ghosts of cite soleil is a film about billy and haitian 2pac. Regarder ghosts of cite soleil 2006 toutes les infos sur le film complet ghosts of cite soleil en francais, streaming gratuit, soustitres et audio dorigine. The films coda of what befell these two is an unexpected road to the expected. Ghosts of cite soleil 2006 the progressive torrents. The documentary ghosts of cite soleil takes viewers through a haitian slum overrun with political gangs. The film s director, asger leth, followed two rival leaders and brothers during the months. Cite soleil originally developed as a shanty town and grew to an estimated 200,000 to 400,000 residents, the majority of whom live in extreme poverty. In the slum of cite soleil, president aristides most loyal supporters were ruling as kings. The ghosts of cite soleil plays like a manipulative music video, featuring music by haitian rapper wyclef jean, also the executive producer, who.
Lithuania scanorama film forum 20071108 jihlava international documentary film festival 20071023. The screen is filled with unoriginal wannabes sporting nicknames right out of rap videos, such as tupac and 50 cent. One of its first productions was martin zandvliets debut feature film applause, followed by zandvliet no. With israel rivera, megan ambuhl graner, javal davis, george w. A film about haiti, where gangs, gun rappings, love and dramatic, political events, together, tell the true story of the last months of aristides presidency. Ghosts of cite soleil 2006 this brutal and shocking documentary delves into the gang activity in cite soleil, an extremely impoverished and densely populated neighborhood in haitis portau. Set to a score by wyclef jean, who also executive produced the film and. Here is the movie trailer for ghosts of cite soleil more info on haitian movies at. Jun 27, 2007 watch the movie trailer for ghosts of cite soleil 2007. Furthermore, about 20 short film programs were established, half of. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. In 2008 rieks created the film company koncern film. 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. Technically, ghosts of cite soleil is a marvel of hyperreal imagery the lights used for night photography truly paint these men as ghosts, mtv style editing and superb sound and music.