Ghosts of Cité Soleil

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Ghosts of Cité Soleil

Released Jun 27, 2007

1h 28m

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Action

Drama

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This brutal and shocking documentary delves into the gang activity in Cité Soleil, an extremely impoverished and densely populated neighborhood in Haiti's Port-au-Prince metropolitan area. The film focuses on two brothers, 2Pac and Bily, leaders of rival gangs whose blood ties may not be enough to keep their relationship from degenerating into violence. The brothers' feelings towards each other are further complicated by their involvement with a French relief worker named Lele.

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Asger Leth risked his life to bring audiences this rare and gritty glimpse at Haitian gangs, poverty and politics.

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Ted Fry

Seattle Times

More horrific than any tale from the crypt Hollywood could conceive.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 10, 2007

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Steve Watson

Little White Lies

Goes beyond front-line journalism to show the men behind the guns.

Jul 20, 2007

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

Leth shows us the horrendous nature of the period but fails to provide much necessary political analysis, without which it is even more deeply depressing than it might have been.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 20, 2007

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

A frightening, almost unbearable look at the disintegration of Haitian society during the year former Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide lost power.

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Sep 8, 2020

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Sarah Manvel

Cinemattraction

Action is mostly repetitive monologues about their power and dreams of rap stardom. Almost no one else speaks.

Aug 7, 2018

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Marty Mapes

Movie Habit

Packs an emotional punch, but that only partly makes up for the lack of a good story

Rated: 2.5/4

Jun 26, 2008

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Audience Member

Execellent account of life in the slums of Haiti during political turmoil. Features a scores with and appearances by Wyclef Jean.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

Un bon docu sur Haiti en 2004.. qui laisse penser qu Haiti est foutu. Avec des chefs pareils, c est pas demain que le pays sortira de la misere.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

Staggering,,,..has to be seen to be believed,

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

As usually the poor people are used by political forces to achieve their goals. Ghosts pretend to be big bosses with a big guns in their hands but the only thing they can be sure is that they day young in they poverty slums.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

One of the most brutal and facinating documentaries I have seen. It presents a rare and blunt look at two brothers, each with a gang to lead, in the the poorest slum of Port Au Prince, Haiti, Cite Soleil. It shows their trials and tribulations they face among their people, government, and each other, which all boils down to everyday life to them.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

You will not be able to go there alone, you will not find such pictures in the catalogues of the tourist office - a fascinating insight into poverty, violence and politics.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Wyclef Jean

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James 'Bily' Petit Frère

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Éleonore 'Lele' Senlis

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Synopsis

This brutal and shocking documentary delves into the gang activity in Cité Soleil, an extremely impoverished and densely populated neighborhood in Haiti's Port-au-Prince metropolitan area. The film focuses on two brothers, 2Pac and Bily, leaders of rival gangs whose blood ties may not be enough to keep their relationship from degenerating into violence. The brothers' feelings towards each other are further complicated by their involvement with a French relief worker named Lele.

Director: Asger Leth
Producer: Mikael Rieks, Tomas Radoor, Seth Kanegis
Screenwriter: Asger Leth
Distributor: ThinkFilm
Production Co: Sak Pasé Films, Nordisk Film, Sunset Productions, Independent Pictures
Genre: Documentary, Action, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 27, 2007, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 3, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $48.8K
Runtime: 1h 28m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital