Bitter Cane (1983)

Filmed clandestinely under the Duvalier dictatorship, the film shows the exploitation of the Haitian people. From peasant farms in the tropical mountains to foreign-owned sweatshops in Port-au-Prince, the film takes the viewer on a journey through Haitian history to a deeper grasp of the country’s political economy today.

Released Oct. 10, 1983 77 min None+

Genres: Documentary

Country: Haiti
Production Countries: Haiti, United States
Languages: Haitian; Haitian Creole, English, French