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      Stones in the Sun

      2012 1h 35m Drama List
      Reviews A couple, two sisters and a father and son are driven to New York from Haiti to confront the truths of their interlocked pasts. Read More Read Less

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      Stephen Holden New York Times "Stones in the Sun" is a wrenching portrait of Haitian exiles struggling to build new lives in New York City after fleeing their country in the late 1980s. Nov 20, 2014 Full Review Michael Atkinson Village Voice Good intentions can be deadly: Benoit runs into the common tripwire of caring more about pitching her cause than she does about movies. Nov 18, 2014 Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru A genuinely heartfelt portrait of Haitian life in 1980s Brooklyn brimming with humanism and emotionally resonant performances. Rated: 7.9/10 Nov 23, 2014 Full Review Marsha McCreadie Film Journal International Taking no sides and every side, Stones in the Sun is a powerful tripartite narrative from Haitian filmmaker Patricia Benoit, using her own family history. Nov 20, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member STONES IN THE SUN directed by Haitian filmmaker Patricia Benoit focusing on the struggling lives of Haitian immigrants in Brooklyn, NY who had fled the torture and repressive reigns of Papa Doc Duvalier and Baby Doc Duvalier, his generals and the Tontons Macoutes/death squads in the 1980's. "Duvalier authorized the Tontons Macoutes to commit systematic violence and human rights abuses to suppress political opposition. They were responsible for unknown numbers of murders and rapes in Haiti. He included among his opponents those who proposed progressive social systems. Political opponents often disappeared overnight, or were sometimes attacked in broad daylight. Tontons Macoutes stoned and burned people alive. Many times they put the corpses of their victims on display, often hung in trees for everyone to see and take as warnings against opposition..." (Wikipedia.) STONES IN THE SUN makes clear that we can leave our land but the land remains steadfast in our hearts; memories are seared into the ex-patriates' consciousness; the scars and beauty of the homeland weaves them to their past forever. Benoit concentrates on 3 families to give a fuller dimension to the diaspora. I was particularly moved by a married couple, achingly played by Patricia Rhinvil as the wife Vita and her husband Ronald (James Noel,) a cabdriver who was forced to flee for demonstrating in Haiti, leaving his wife behind at the mercy of men in the dark who commit bestiality upon women's flesh. The history of sexual brutality is wreaked upon Vita's slight frame. She arrives at the Airport, shyly observing her husband with sideways looks - fear, love and apprehension flicker across her face; beautifully acted; words are superfluous. Glimpses of a more care-free time are cut into the frames - what might have been - and what was, and what is. Haitian proverb: "Stones in the water don't know the suffering of stones in the sun." Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis A couple, two sisters and a father and son are driven to New York from Haiti to confront the truths of their interlocked pasts.
      Director
      Patricia Benoit
      Producer
      Patricia Benoit, Lewis Kornhauser
      Screenwriter
      Patricia Benoit
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 25, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 35m
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