Heading South

Heading South
	Film poster
Directed by	Laurent Cantet
Produced by	Simon Arnal; Caroline Benjo
Screenplay by	Robin Campillo; Laurent Cantet
Based on	La Chair du Maître; by Dany Laferrière
Starring	Charlotte Rampling; Karen Young; Louise Portal; Ménothy Cesar
Cinematography	Pierre Milon
Edited by	Robin Campillo
Distributed by	Haut et Court (France)
Release date	September 2005 (Venice); 25 January 2006 (France);
Running time	108 minutes
Country	France; Canada
Language	French; English; Haitian Creole
Budget	€5 million[1]
Box office	$2.4 million[1]

Heading South (French: Vers le sud) is a 2005 French-Canadian drama film directed by Laurent Cantet and based on three short stories by Dany Laferrière. It depicts the experiences of three middle-aged white women in the late 1970s, traveling to Haiti for the purposes of sexual tourism with young men. Their adventures (as seen in their eyes) are juxtaposed with class issues and the deteriorating political climate of Haiti at the time. The women demonstrate different attitudes to the complex situation.[2]

Plot

Ellen, played by Charlotte Rampling, is a professor of French literature at Wellesley College in Boston, Brenda, a stay-at-home wife from Savannah, Georgia; and Sue, a factory worker from Quebec, Canada, feel lonely and ignored by middle-aged men back at home. They travel to Haiti to enjoy a holiday of sun, surf, and sex with attractive local teenagers to whom they are financially generous. Ellen and Brenda live for the attention of Legba and it is only after his tragic death that their eyes are finally opened to the callousness of their hedonistic actions, the suffering of the Haitian people and the political climate.

Cast

Charlotte Rampling as Ellen
Karen Young as Brenda
Louise Portal as Sue
Ménothy César as Legba
Lys Ambroise as Albert
Jackenson Pierre Olmo Diaz as Eddy
Wilfried Paul as Neptune
Michelet Cassis as Charlie
Pierre-Jean Robert as Chico
Jean Delinze Salomon as Jérémy
Kettline Amy as Denise
Daphné Destin as Lossita
Guiteau Nestant as Frank
Michelet Ulysse as Bob

Awards and nominations

Nominated, Golden Lion, 2005 Venice Film Festival
Won, Marcello Mastrioanni Award, 2005 Venice Film Festival
Won, CinemAvvenire (Cinema For Peace) Award, 2005 Venice Film Festival

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References

"Vers le sud". JP's Box-Office.
The New York Times

External links

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[JP-1] "Vers le sud". JP's Box-Office.

[2] The New York Times