Ghosts of Cite Soleil


1h 25m 2006

Brief Synopsis

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 gangs known as chimeres (ghosts) serve as the regime's enforcers, trampling on the legal authority and terrorizing the politi

Film Details

Also Known As
Fantasmas De Cite Soleil
MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Political
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Danish Film Institute (Dfi); Nordisk Film; Nordisk Film
Distribution Company
ThinkFilm; Mfa Filmdistribution Gmbh; Nordisk Film; Nordisk Film; Nordisk Film Biografer (Denmark); Revolver; Revolver Entertainment; Thinkfilm

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 25m

Synopsis

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 gangs 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.

Film Details

Also Known As
Fantasmas De Cite Soleil
MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Political
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Danish Film Institute (Dfi); Nordisk Film; Nordisk Film
Distribution Company
ThinkFilm; Mfa Filmdistribution Gmbh; Nordisk Film; Nordisk Film; Nordisk Film Biografer (Denmark); Revolver; Revolver Entertainment; Thinkfilm

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 25m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States July 13, 2007

Released in United States on Video November 20, 2007

Released in United States September 2006

Released in United States Summer June 27, 2007

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Documentaries) April 26-May 10, 2007.

Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 1-4, 2006.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Real to Reel) September 7-16, 2006.

Released in United States 2007 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Documentaries) April 26-May 10, 2007.)

Released in United States Summer June 27, 2007 (NY)

Released in United States July 13, 2007 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States September 2006 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 1-4, 2006.)

Released in United States September 2006 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Real to Reel) September 7-16, 2006.)

Winner of the 2007 award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary by the Directors Guild of America (DGA).

Released in United States 2007

Released in United States on Video November 20, 2007