Exploring female desire in a way films rarely do, Heading South is a film of sometimes subtle, sometimes blunt metaphors for the interaction of rich and pauperized countries.
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Heading South
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A story of three female tourists who visit Haiti, in order to enjoy the sexual nature of the young men.
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Top critics, in their words
The regal Rampling has never been finer, and Cesar makes his character surprisingly proud and sympathetic.
The film offers something unusual, a tragic spectacle of normal, recognizable and utterly sympathetic people condemning themselves.
An unsettling drama by the director of two other remarkable films about class illusions, Human Resources and Time Out.
The movie avoids devolving into polemic by treating its characters as individuals.
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