Cinema
The Man by the Shore
L'Homme sur les quais
Raoul Peck · 1993
Synopsis
In a small provincial town in Duvalier's Haiti, the parents of eight-year-old Sarah have had to flee the country. Her father, an officer fallen from favour, has entrusted her and her two sisters to their grandmother, Camille, who hides them. Sheltered for a time from Janvier, a violent man of the new regime, the little girl creates a world of her own, made of fantasy, mysteries and rituals.
Context
The film was presented in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in May 1993, then released in France on 25 August. Peck wrote the screenplay with André Grall, and Armand Marco was the cinematographer. Jennifer Zubar plays Sarah, Toto Bissainthe the grandmother and Jean-Michel Martial the role of Janvier. The production brought together, according to the festival, Haiti, France, Canada and Germany, and the film runs for one hundred and five minutes.
Who it is for
A feature film of an hour and three quarters, shot in French, which shows the dictatorship from a child's level.
Prizes and reception
Selected in 1993 for the official competition at Cannes, the one for the Palme d'Or.
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