Special programme “Real Life”

Ghosts of Cite Soleil

1 hr. 26 min. | Drama, Documentary, Action | N/A

Two Brothers Stuck in a system of political coercion. They are President Aristide's secret army. One of them wants to fight for the president, the other wants to step down. They live in the city of the Sun (Cite-Soleil), one of the slums in the Haitian capital, Port o Prense, the most dangerous place on earth. It is a film about Haiti and the country's gangs, shots, love and real political events, a real story about the last months of Aristide's presidency.

Asger Leth

Asger Leth

Asger Leth was born in 1970. He began working as an assistant director of music videos and commercials while studying law. He was an assistant to the Danish documentary filmmaker Jorgen Leth in filming the films "New Scenes from America" ​​("Nye scener fra Amerika") and "Five Obstacles" ("De fem benspænd"). Ghosts of the Sun City is the debut of his documentary.
Languages
Danish
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Produced
2007: Denmark, United States

Film information

Director
Asger Leth
Screenplay
Asger Leth
Music
Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis, Wyclef Jean
Cinematography
Milos Loncarevic, Frederik Jacobi, Asger Leth
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