Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Ghosts of Cite Soleil : Most Dangerous Place On Earth




WYCLEF JEAN INTERVIEW - Speaks on Haiti & "Ghosts of Cite Soleil"










GHOSTS OF CITE SOLEIL - The Most Dangerous Place On Earth

This documentary takes viewers inside a Haitian slum of Cite Soleil, where poverty and violence are an everyday part of life. While presenting one family's story, a love triangle, and a war, all against a musical backdrop by Wyclef Jean, the filmmaker examines gang life from the inside out.


Billed as a Caribbean epic of family, love and violence, GHOSTS OF CITE SOLEIL takes us inside the lives of notorious gang leaders who dominate the Haitian slum of Cite Soleil. The reality of life today in Haiti unfolds before us as we get to know two brothers and their stories intimately.

They are 2Pac and Bily, Haitian gang leaders who strive to make better choices in a world with no choices at all. Through unprecedented access, we see the brothers love and hatred for each other, their love triangle with Lele, a French relief worker, and their unsavory pact with President Aristide during his desperate grasp to maintain power in early 2004. Speaking the language of violence and knowing that staying alive in Haiti is a very day-to-day proposition, 2Pac and Bily struggle to find a better life for themselves and for their people.
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