Moloch Tropical
2004 marked the bicentennial for the liberation of Haiti, yet the country has been plagued by misrule almost since its foundation. In Moloch Tropical director Raoul Peck fictionalizes the dramatic events and we meet the Haitian president Jean de Dieu Théogène, a former priest who has risen to head of state. It is the day that marks the liberation, the rebellion escalates but the president maintains his belief that the people are on his side – as the first democratically elected president of Haiti. Moloch Tropical is a study of the inner conflicts of man corrupted by power, and of the vast gap between a poor population and the people who rule them. hh
Original title Moloch Tropical
Year 2009
Director Raoul PECK
Screenplay Jean-René LEMOINE, Raol PECK
Cinematography Eric GUICHARD
Producer Raoul PECK
Cast Zinedine SOUALEM, Sonia ROLLAND, Mireille METELLUS, Nicole DOGUE
Production Company Velvet Film
Runtime 1h 47m
Format HDCam
Links IMDb