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Freda

Name: Freda
Released: 2021

2021

In a rough Port-au-Prince neighborhood, a young university student helps her mother run a tiny street stall while wrestling with whether to stay and fight for her country's future or leave for a safer life abroad. A vivid, tender drama.

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Part of 5 Essential Films from Haiti

This film is stop 3 of 5 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Haiti. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Haiti in the 196 country film challenge.