Ghosts of Cité Soleil

Ghosts of Cité Soleil (2006)

  • 79% of critics liked it
    (53 reviews)

  • 69% of users liked it
    (14,161 ratings)

During the embattled final months of Jean-Bertrand Aristide's second term as president of Haiti, Aristide's allies recruited street gangs from the nation's poorest cities to act as strong-arm men, helping to shut down resistance to Aristide and quiet those who opposed him. Called… More

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Unrated,
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Genres
Documentary
In Theaters
Sep 1, 2006 Wide
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Critic Reviews

  • Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald

    Ghosts of Cite Soleil is too brief and limited in scope to provide a complete picture of Haiti's turbulent history, but its images of how so many of its citizens live and die on a daily basis -- is both heartbreaking and unforgettable.

  • Ted Fry, Seattle Times

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

  • Derek Adams, Time Out

    Leth's gritty, haphazardly edited film plays like a music video, with jagged rap sequences interlaced with urgent handheld Super 8-style footage and a stonking shanty-blues soundtrack.

  • Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times

    An expressionistic portrait of a society in violent chaos, the film blends cinà (C)ma và (C)rità (C) and newsreel footage to capture a modern-day tragedy with Shakespearean overtones.

  • Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News

    [An] indelible documentary, which dives into the brutal heart of a place most people would avoid at all cost.

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  • Gordon A


    Extraordinary access to the documentary subjects allows a frightening world to come to life.

  • danny d


    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 in it.… More

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