The Man on the Shore

The Man on the Shore

L'homme sur les quais
🎞️ Movie 106 min FR
โ˜… 6.4 /10 1993

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 brytal 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.

Cast

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Jennifer Zubar
Sarah
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Toto Bissainthe
Camille Desrouillere
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Patrick Rameau
Gracieux Sorel
Jean-Michel Martial
Jean-Michel Martial
Janvier
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Mireille Metellus
Aunt Elide
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Magaly Berdy
Mirabelle
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Joanne Degand
Jeanne
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Douveline Saint-Louis
Sabine
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François Latour
François Jansson
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Aïlo Auguste-Judith
Gisèle Jeansson
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Amos Coulanges
Composer
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Dominique Dejean
Composer
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Armand Marco
Cinematographer