L'homme sur les quais

The Resource L'homme sur les quais
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L'homme sur les quais
Statement of responsibility
une coproduction Frouma Films International, Blue Films, Les Productions du Regard, Velvet Film GmbH Berlin ; Pascal Verroust présente ; une film de Raoul Peck ; scénario Raoul Peck ; adaptation André Grall, Raoul Peck
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Man by the shore
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  • hat
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  • fre
  • hat
  • cpf
  • eng
  • fre
  • ger
  • spa
  • por
  • fre
Summary
"In the 60's life in Haiti was not an easy thing unless you belonged to the ruling class or the dictator's family or friends of the family. Papa Doc's reign was very brutal and any deviation from the rule was punishable by death or torture. A young girl is exposed to the brutallity of the Tonton Macoute: the private secret police and milicia that Papa Doc used to terrorize Haitians for 29 years. She does not understand all the ramifications of what she sees, but through her aunt's agony and fears and ultimately arrest, she knows that life around her is not good and there is a lot os sadness and sorrow too. The pace of the movie also convey very well the fact that people are trapped in this world and it seems that it will last forever. The use of very somber colours add to the evil atmosphere that lingers on the town."--IMDb
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Awards note
Festival de Cannes 1993
Cataloging source
COD
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videorecording
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Credits note
Music, Amos Coulanges, Dominique Dejean ; director of photography, Armand Marco ; editor, Jacques Comets ; sound, Eric Devulder, Jean-Pierre Laforce ; art director, Gilles Aird ; costumes, Chantal Bourbigot
Language note
In French, Creole, with optional subtitles in French, German, English, Spanish, and Portuguese
PerformerNote
Toto Bissainthe, Jean-Michel Martial, Patrick Rameau, Mireille Metellus, François Latour, Albert Delpy, Jennifer Zubar
Runtime
101
Series statement
Raoul Peck récits d'Haïti en cinq films
Technique
live action
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