James "Bily" Petit, Winson "2Pac" Jean, Wyclef Jean

"Ghosts of Cite Soleil" captures life and death during the last months of Jean-Bertrand Aristide's regime. In Port-au-Prince's most desperately poor and dangerous neighborhoods, heavily armed street g...( read more  read more... )angs known as chimeres (ghosts) serve as the regime's enforcers, trampling on the legal authority and terrorizing the political opposition. But a new, more brutal counter-revolution may soon end their regime.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 25 min.

Directed by: Asger Leth, Milos Loncarevic

Release Date: September 1, 2006

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DVD Release Date: November 20, 2007

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  • April 10, 2008
    Extraordinary access to the documentary subjects allows a frightening world to come to life.
  • April 1, 2008
    haunting, stunning, and as real as it gets. i had a spiritual expirience watching this film that cannot be described with words, one of the most impactful films i have ever seen. this is the sort of film that reminds people that the world is a horrible place for many who live i...( read more)n it. a film about fear, suffering, anxiety, and death, this is 85 of the most impactful minutes a person can expirience watching a movie. this film left me heartbroken.
  • October 20, 2009
    Its funny how you can have all the power & somebody can come in out of nowhere & just take it from you
  • June 19, 2009
    A little bit exploitative but the cinematography is beautiful. Editing is top notch.
  • April 25, 2009
    Very interesting look at the violent slums of Haiti. Also a very depressing one.
  • November 13, 2008
    Sad ongoing moment in Haiti's history.
  • August 10, 2008
    A very gripping documentary about ganglife in Haiti.

Critic Reviews


June 27, 2007
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

Asger Leth's Ghosts of Cité Soleil offers a tour of a notorious, hellish slum in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti.

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  • janyor10
    August 23, 2007
    All Out
    Ambitionz az a ridah
    All eyes on me
    A crooked nigga too prod by : Eminem
    All about u
    A crooked nigga too prod by : raphael saadiq
    All Eyez On Me ( Nu Mixx Ft. Syke )
    Ambitionz Az A Ridah ( Nu Mixx )
    Aint hard to find
    Bury Me A G
    Ballad Of A Dead Soulja
    Brendas got a baby
    Breathin
    Black cotton Ft. Eminem kastro and young noble
    Can't see me
    Check timeout
    Californian love
    Catch in feelins ft youngnoble
    California love rmx
    Death Around The Corner
    Don't you trust me prod by : Eminem
    Everything They Owe
    Friendz
    Ghetto gospel Ft. elton john prod by : Eminem
    Good Life
    Ghost
    Hennessey Ft. E.D.I of the outlawz & sleepy brown p
    Hail Mary ( Nu Mixx FT. The Outlawz )
    Heartz Of Men ( Nu Mixx )
    Hit Em Up ( Nu Mixx FT. The Outlawz )
    How Do You Want It ( Nu Mixx FT. KC JoJo )
    Happy Home
    Holler If Ya Hear Me
    Hennessey Ft. obie trice prod by : Eminem
    Loyal to the game Ft. big syke prod by : dj quik
    Loyal to the game Ft. g unit prod by : Eminem
    Out on bail prod by : Eminem
    One Day At A Time
    Panther Power
    Rebel Of The Underground
    Runnin
    Same Song
    Secretz Of War
    Starin Through My Rear View
    Str8 Ballin
    The Realist Killaz
    Better days ft mrbiggs
    Fuck em all ft outlawz
    Fame ft outlawz
    Intro
    Outro
    Changes
    Hailmary
    Dear mama
    Hit em up
    All bout u
    Late night
    Skandalouz
    Holla at me
    Street fame
    Temptations
    Heatz of men
    I get around
    No more pain
    Heartz of men
    So many tears
    Keep ya head up
    Run tha streetz
    Godbless the dead
    I aint mad at cha
    Picture me rollin
    ghetto star ft nuttso
    Got my mind madeup
    Only god can judge me
    Shorty wanna be a thug
    Changed man ft jazzepha
    M O B
    Heavebaint hard to find
    Of amerikaz most wanted
    Mamas just a little girl
    Niggaz Nature ( Remix )
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  • janyor10
    August 23, 2007
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    2PAC

    D 1


    1. Keep Ya Head Up
    2. 2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted
    3. Temptations
    4. God Bless The Dead
    5. Hail Mary
    6. Me Against The World
    7. How Do U Want It
    8. So Many Tears
    9. Unconditional Love
    10. Trapped
    11. Life Goes On
    12. Hit 'Em Up


    CD 2

    1. Troublesome '96
    2. Brenda's Got A Baby
    3. I Ain't Mad At Cha
    4. Get Around
    5. Changes
    6. California Love (Original Version)
    7. Picture Me Rollin'
    8. How Long Will They Mourn Me?
    9. Toss It Up
    10. Dear Mama
    11. All About U
    12. To Live And Die In L.A.
    13. Heartz Of Men
  • BiologyBabe2012
    July 22, 2007
    Hehehe, guys, it isn't Tupac, as in Tupac Shakur. It's a different guy.
  • gangstachick05
    July 13, 2007
    MAYb MY NIGGA IS ALIVE
    HE RISED FROM THE DEAD
    LIKE THE UNDERTAKER LOL
  • Badrush
    July 8, 2007
    how the **** is 2pac in this movie?

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