The Man by the Shore

The Man by the Shore

6.0IMDb Score
Released:1993-08-25
Genre:Drama
Duration:106 min
Director:Raoul Peck
Actors:Jennifer Zubar, Toto Bissainthe, Patrick Rameau, Jean-Michel Martial, Mireille Metellus
Production:Blue Films, Les Productions du Regard, Velvet Film

Overview:

Early 1960s Haiti during 'Papa Doc' Duvalier's dictatorship seen through the eyes of a young girl whose family has suffered heavily.

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