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Cousines(2006)
Status: Released
Date: 2006-06-06
98%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 37m
A movie with heart and soul made by the new generation of Haitian filmmakers. It's about the hard reality of being young in a troubled country.
Overview:
Jessica is a young Haitian girl. Newly orphaned in Port-au-Prince, she finds herself at her "cousin" Johanne's. Johanne is a girl without resources who survives on the kindness of her many lovers. Will Jessica be able to resist the temptation to do the same? Will she resist the sincere love of the young Bobby, the sex appeal of the dangerous Ralph or the sexual appetite of the millionaire Félix?
Languages: Haitian; Haitian Creole, French, English.
Countries:
Haiti
Budget: $85,000.00
ProductionCompanies:
Ryan Productions
Movie: Cousines
Top 8 Billed Cast
Gessica Généus
Jessica
Jimmy Jean-Louis
Ralph
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Overview
Jessica is a young Haitian girl. Newly orphaned in Port-au-Prince, she finds herself at her "cousin" Johanne's. Johanne is a girl without resources who survives on the kindness of her many lovers. Will Jessica be able to resist the temptation to do the same? Will she resist the sincere love of the young Bobby, the sex appeal of the dangerous Ralph or the sexual appetite of the millionaire Félix?
Release Date
2006-06-06
Average
9.8
Rating:
4.9 startsTagline
A movie with heart and soul made by the new generation of Haitian filmmakers. It's about the hard reality of being young in a troubled country.
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