In the slum of Cité Soleil, President Aristide's most loyal supporters were ruling as kings. The five major gang leaders were controlling heavily armed young men; the Chiméres. The Secret army of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. "Ghosts of Cité Soleil" is a film about Billy and Haitian 2pac. Two brothers. Gang Leaders of the Chiméres.
[An] indelible documentary, which dives into the brutal heart of a place most people would avoid at all cost.
– Elizabeth Weitzman,
New York Daily News,
29 Jun 2007
fresh:
An expressionistic portrait of a society in violent chaos, the film blends cinA (C)ma vA (C)ritA (C) and newsreel footage to capture a modern-day tragedy with Shakespearean overtones.
– Kevin Crust,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jul 2007
fresh:
Leth's gritty, haphazardly edited film plays like a music video, with jagged rap sequences interlaced with urgent handheld Super 8-style footage and a stonking shanty-blues soundtrack.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
20 Jul 2007
fresh:
More horrific than any tale from the crypt Hollywood could conceive.
– Ted Fry,
Seattle Times,
10 Aug 2007
fresh:
Ghosts of Cite Soleil is too brief and limited in scope to provide a complete picture of Haiti's turbulent history, but its images of how so many of its citizens live and die on a daily basis -- is both heartbreaking and unforgettable.