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The Man by the Shore (1993)

1h 46m

Running Time

The Man by the Shore (1993)

Name: The Man by the Shore
Genre: Drama
Released: 1993-08-25

1h 46m

Running Time

Plot.

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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Cast & Crew.

Jennifer Zubar

Sarah

Toto Bissainthe

Camille

Patrick Rameau

Sorel

Jean-Michel Martial

Janvier

Mireille Metellus

Tante Elide

Magaly Berdy

Mirabelle

Aïlo Auguste-Judith

Gisèle Jeansson

Albert Delpy

Assad

Joanne Degand

Jeanne

Raoul Peck

Director / Screenplay

Silvano Lora

Set Decoration

Armand Marco

Director of Photography

Gilles Aird

Production Design

André Graill

Screenplay

Pascal Verroust

Producer

Jacques Comets

Editor

Chantal Bourigot

Costume Design

Amos Coulanges

Composer

Media.

Details.

Release Date
August 25, 1993

Original Name
L'Homme sur les quais

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 46m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-02-11

This Movie Is About.

loss of loved one

haiti

torture by the police

oppression

child

Wiki.

The Man by the Shore (French: L'Homme sur les quais) is a 1993 Haitian-French drama film directed by Raoul Peck. It was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. It was financed by Canada and France. It was released by KJM3 Entertainment Group, an independent film distribution company that also distributed with Kino International, Daughters of the Dust by Julie Dash.

The film tells the traumatizing story of Sarah (Jennifer Zubar) and her family during the tyrannical regime of François Duvalier (Papa doc).