Word: strongmanã
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...transformation of Haiti from brutal dictatorship to equally brutal military rule to corrupt oligarchy with democratic overtones. The film is helped out by Dominique’s eccentric character—gleeful, charismatic and contrarian, which singled him out for persecution at the hands of one or another strongman??s private militia. This oppression of Dominique, his followers and poor Haitians in general is ultimately the theme that ties the film’s large historical bookends. Demme dredges up some oft-unseen footage of Francois “Papa Doc” Duvalier’s reign...
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