Patrick Bossuet is a poet from Haiti now living in exil in Brooklyn, New York. He has spent seven years in prison under the Duvalier dictatorship. One day, he recognizes one of his torturer.
Recovering from the experience, he begins to examine his past.

Haiti,Germany, 1988

Director: Raoul Peck
Screenplay: Raoul Peck
Producers: Klaus Vokenborn, Andreas Schreitmuller, Christine Choy, Renee Tajima

ACTORS:
Patrick Rameau... Joseph
Ailo Auguste-Judith... Sarah
George Wilson... Hegel
Emile St Lot
Jean-Claude Michel
Toto Bissainthe
Jean-Claude Eugene

Running Time: 102 mins.
Additional Notes: dialogue Creole and English
Countries: United States, West Germany, France