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.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 26 min.
- Country, year
- Denmark, United States, 2007
- Genre
- Drama, Documentary, Action
- Language
- Danish
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Asger Leth
- Screenplay
- Asger Leth
- Cinematography
- Milos Loncarevic, Frederik Jacobi, Asger Leth
- Music
- Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis, Wyclef Jean
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Director
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.
