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- Release Date: 2005
- Runtime: 84 min
- Genre: Documentary
- Starring: Jean-Bertrand Aristide, George Bush, George W. Bush, Timothy Carney ... see all
- Director: Nicolas Rossier
- Plot: Only an hour south of Miami, the elected president of the Western Hemisphere's poorest nation, Jean Bertrand Aristide, has twice been forced from office with the complicity of the international... Read more
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A Stunning Documentary
Sep 22, 2006
William Susman - imdb.com
Sep 22, 2006William Susman - imdb.com
The first time I saw "Aristide" was at the United Nations Association Film Festival. I was struck by its blunt honesty and images. Director Nicolas Rossier tells the story of Haiti's struggle for independence in his brilliant feature documentary. Interviews with... Full review
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Aristide won the election with 67 percent of the vote, becoming the first democratically elected president of Haiti (or the second depending on the authority cited).
Shortly thereafter, a coup detat carried out by the Haitian army deposed Aristide who went into exile in the United States.
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ARISTIDE AND THE ENDLESS REVOLUTION Rated:NR For movie details, please click here . The war in Iraq and the subsequent debate have dominated the news so much, other world conflicts have been virtually ignored in the American mainstream press and... ... Full Article
Most recent non-fiction films hammer at their own point of view, and, despite Ross Douglas evenhanded narrators voice and the not precisely equal time for all concerned, Aristide and the Endless Revolution leans heavily towards its point. ... Full Article
As it reports on U.S. involvement in the rise and fall of Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide, "Aristide and the Endless Revolution" indirectly illustrates that American rhetoric doesn't always match American action when it comes to supporting democratic sovereignty. ... Full Article