Ayiti Mon Amour is a 2016 Haitian drama film directed by Guetty Felin.[1] It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[2] It was selected as the Haitian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[3] It was the first time Haiti had sent a film for consideration for the Best Foreign Language film.[4]
| Ayiti Mon Amour | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Guetty Felin |
| Written by | Guetty Felin |
| Produced by | Guetty Felin Hervé Cohen Jessica Anthony |
| Starring | Joakim Cohen Anisia Uzeyman |
| Cinematography | Hervé Cohen |
| Edited by | Stephane Vernet Augustin, Isabelle Devinck |
| Music by | Leyla McCalla |
| Distributed by | Europe- Orange Studio |
Release dates |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Haiti |
| Languages | Creole French English Japanese |
Plot
editA tale of magical realism unfolds in Haiti, five years after a cataclysmic earthquake. A teenager discovers he has a superpower, an old fisherman seeks a cure at sea for his sick wife, and a character tries to escape a story penned by her author.
Cast
edit- Joakim Cohen
- Anisia Uzeyman
- Jaures Andris
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ayiti Mon Amour". San Francisco Film Society. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Toronto unveils City To City, World Cinema, Masters line-ups". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ Kilday, Gregg (5 October 2017). "Oscars: 92 Films Submitted in Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "92 Countries in Competition in for 2017 Foreign Language Film Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
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