20 Jul 1968
Like It Is
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The Soul of Bossales
The Soul of Bossales is an immersion in the heart of popular Haitian culture whose spirituality and creativity have been forged by a surge of freedom and identity affirmation. Foukifoura, Édris, Charlotte or Ramoncite, “Bossales” characters with committed artistic and political acts, give us the gripping story of a very harsh reality: material and health precariousness, political violence, neo-colonialism.
Top Billed Cast
Edris Fortune Self
Ilrique "Foukifoura" Perin Self
Jean-Elie Gilles Self
Charlotte Charles Self
Yonel Charles Self
Ramoncite Pierre Self
Karina "Michou" Thibaud Self
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