New movie on Haitians in the DR

[NewsWhore]

Italian film director Claudio del Punta is the latest to make a film about Haitians living and working in the DR. Del Punta's film deals with the Haitians who work in the sugar cane fields of the DR and Diario Libre writes that Del Punta hopes his film will draw attention to the repeated claims of human rights abuses that take place in the DR. The film, "Haiti Cherie" has been chosen for the Locarno Film Festival next month. According to Diario Libre, the film tells the story of a family and their 14-year old son, who decide to escape the "torment" of slavery and return to Haiti.

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