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Ghosts of Cité Soleil Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 80

  out of 100

  VarietyTodd McCarthy

  Rough as can be in both content and style, Ghosts will be welcome everywhere tough, provocative docus are shown.

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• 80

  out of 100

  The Hollywood Reporter

  It's an unforgettable, visceral journey into the heart of darkness.

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• 75

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  A spectacularly turbulent portrait of the chaos and bloodshed that have come to define Haiti.

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• 70

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust

  A forceful documentary set against the 2004 Haitian coup d'tat that toppled the government of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Village VoiceJ. Hoberman

  Ghosts of Cit Soleil is a prismatic, jagged, none too coherent travelogue.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The New York TimesA.O. Scott

  In spite of occasional gestures in the direction of political or sociological context -- interviews with anti-Aristide activists, news images of battles beyond Cit Soleil -- Mr. Leth is not, in the end, much concerned with offering an analysis of the Haitian situation. Like Lele, he'd rather have a party with the thugs.

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