Heading South
a LAURENT CANTENT picture
Synopsis
On the sun-drenched island of Haiti in the 80’s, foreigners idle away their vacations in the palm-fringed paradise of the beach hotels. Brenda, Ellen and Sue, three North American women, converge on the island looking for flirtation, relaxation and respite from their colorless jobs and marriages. They find what they are looking for in Legba an enigmatic local adonis whose
beauty and passion has them enthralled. It is this passion that will lead them away from the guilded cage of tourism and will open their eyes to the poverty stricken and dangerous world of Haiti at the end of “Baby Doc” Duvalier’s notorious regime.
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Festivals
& Awards
Venice (In Competition)
Best Young Actor
Toronto International Film Festival
San Sebastian Film Festival
Zabaltegi Perlas
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Festival de Cine Franco-Mexicano
Bangkok International Film Festival
Taipei Film Festival
Sydney Canadian Film Festival
Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival
Reykjavik International Film Festival
Cast & Crew
| Charlotte Rampling | |
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| Karen Young | |
| Louise Portal | |
| Ménothy Cesar | |
| Lys Ambroise | |
| Jackenson Pierre |
| Director | Laurent Cantet |
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| Writers | Laurent Cantet |
| Robin Campillo | |
| Based on the book by | Dany Laferrière |
| Producers | Caroline Benjo |
| Carole Scotta | |
| Simon Arnal | |
| Co-Producers | David Reckziegel |
| John Hamilton | |
| Valérie Lonergan | |
| Cinematographer | Pierre Milon |
| Editor | Robin Campillo |
| Sound | Claude Lahaye |
| Casting | Constance Demontoy |
| Production Design | Franckie Diago |
| Costume Design | Denis Sperdouklis |
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