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Jean Gentil

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A recently fired Haitian French teacher in Santo Domingo searches for a new job.

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Tom Keogh Seattle Times 04/26/2012
4/4
A mesmerizing, beautiful drama, "Jean Gentil" is the rare film that teaches one to see. Go to Full Review Diego Semerene Slant Magazine 04/21/2012
3.5/4
Filmmakers Laura Amelia Guzmn and Israel Crdenas have crafted a beautiful tale of alienation, solitude, and existential anxiety. Go to Full Review Rachel Saltz New York Times 04/19/2012
2.5/5
The filmmakers have no patience for details, either basic or telling. Their elliptical method starts to seem lazy, and Jean's plight, a journey from bad to bad, starts to seem a stacked deck. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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02/20/2012 Can we get a little story here? A few weeks (days? months? years?) in the life of a man who becomes jobless and homeless and sets out from the city down jungle roads in search of both employment and a home and life. He meets and interacts with some people. They are kind to him. He does a little work along the way. He has (apparently persistent?) headaches and asks God to relieve them. God does, though perhaps not in the hoped for way. Little effort is made to form the scenes into a story. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Israel Cárdenas

Director

Laura Amelia Guzmán

Director

Jean Remy Gentil

Actor

Yanmarco King Encarnación

Actor

Paul Henri Presumé

Actor

Nadal Walcott

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Movie Info

Synopsis A recently fired Haitian French teacher in Santo Domingo searches for a new job.
Director
Israel Cárdenas, Laura Amelia Guzmán
Producer
Pablo Cruz
Screenwriter
Israel Cárdenas, Laura Amelia Guzmán
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Spanish