The Lost Children of Cité Soleil - excerpt

(15 minutes) Haiti
Directors/Producers: Andreas Brandstatter, Jean Buteau Remarque

Showing in the 2007 United Nations Association Film Festival
www.unaff.org

The video documentary The Lost Children of Cité Soleil describes the situation of child soldiers and the living conditions of children affected by armed conflict in Cité Soleil (shanty towns in the capital Port au Prince) in Haiti. This video is based on interviews and touching testimonies from child soldiers, which provide realistic insights on how the rights of children living in such vulnerable conditions are being violated. The documentary was filmed in the 'red areas' of Cité Soleil, Port au Prince, during a period of fighting and shooting among the different armed groups controlling the territory--the same armed groups recruiting children as soldiers. The video is the result of the courage of the two directors who risked their lives entering these areas to interview the children.

For more information, go to:
http://www.unaff.org/2007/f_lost.html

Contact information for film:
Massimo Toschi, Child Protection Advisor
UN-MINUSTAH, Haiti
Minustah - Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Port-au-Prince
Haiti
E-mail: toschi@un.org

Produced by the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH)
© 2007 MINUSTAH

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[charles509tv]

Bubbasplantation what ever ur name is

I dare you won't say thtat in front of my face

I chop ur fuckin head off you bitch nigga

Ill even give yu my address nigga 133 north main street lil Haiti Miami Florida nigga

Show me you got some balls n show up

Idk where yu live but I'll pay plane ticket

[BubbasPlantation]

haha u think not....haha

[evensdentilus]

bet u wont say that on front of a haitian, get ur fuck head chopped off in the spot

[BubbasPlantation]

Fucking shitheads floating over on rafts cant drive worth a shit here in USA and lazy azz fuck think they back home milk the taxpayers & sit around and dontdo shit but have bies andclaim welfare; what goes around comes around wish a 10.0 earthquake on them fucks there. Or worse I am sure you have em at your jobs as co-workers know any hardworking ones???---Bet you dont all r FUCKING LAZY BASTARDS------Fucking ignorant monkies most Haitians I met are a joke have a grain of sand for a brain.

[ICUHAH]

man fuck that nagga ....i beat the shit out of that nagga

[dudeonthasopha]

french is my second language and i dont understand shit in the hatian creole.

[dkenley27]

@westonward78 5.) just cause I'm writing to you in English means you have to assume I'm not Haitian or don't know shit about the country... Ou vle pran l' nan lang pa nou, m'ap two alez menm paske se bagay sa yo kap mennen peyi a nan move eta a... Ann met tet ansanm boss.. Mèsi!

[dkenley27]

@westonward78 I didn't say voodoo originated in Haiti.. 2.) I was born and raised in Haiti and lived there the last 12 years so I know damn well what I'm talking about.. If you were not in Haiti at that period, I'd suggest you ask others who lived it.. 3.) how do I know what not gonna change? look at the mindset of the people and you'll answer that yourself.. 4.) I'm not sayin I'm perfect, if any of us want to do something for the country, just go and do it.. Stop the blah blah blahs.. thanks!

[stephanieyesyes]

sad this is one of the main reasons why people talk bad about haitians! smh!

[Ayisiens]

@westonward78 I know.