Ghosts of Cité Soleil

Ghosts of Cité Soleil (2006)

  • 79% of critics liked it
    (53 reviews)

  • 70% of users liked it
    (13,969 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 chimères (or… More

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Unrated, 1 hr. 28 min.
Directed By
Asger Leth, Milos Loncarevic
Genres
Documentary
In Theaters
Sep 1, 2006 Wide
On DVD
Nov 20, 2007
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Critic Reviews

  • 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.

  • Rafer Guzman, Newsday

    The director, Asger Leth, isn't terribly organized, but he puts us smack in the middle of everything: petty squabbles, horrible riots, casual shootings, even a love triangle.

  • Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com

    A moving and profoundly upsetting portrait of life near the bottom of the global power pyramid.

  • A.O. Scott, 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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  • 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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