Stones in the Sun

Name: Stones in the Sun
Genre: Drama
Released: November 21, 2014
Duration: 95 min

2014

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| Release Date: November 21, 2014 | Not Rated

Summary: In the midst of increasing political violence in their homeland, the lives of three pairs of Haitian refugees intersect in 1980s New York City. A haunted young woman (Patricia Rhinvil) struggling to forget the atrocities she's experienced reunites with her husband (Atibon) in Brooklyn, where he barely scrapes by as a livery cab driver. AIn the midst of increasing political violence in their homeland, the lives of three pairs of Haitian refugees intersect in 1980s New York City. A haunted young woman (Patricia Rhinvil) struggling to forget the atrocities she's experienced reunites with her husband (Atibon) in Brooklyn, where he barely scrapes by as a livery cab driver. A single mother (Michele Marcelin) striving for assimilation in a tony Long Island suburb takes in her sister (Edwidge Danticat), a teacher and political activist who is unable to reconcile their violent youth with her sister's seemingly banal lifestyle. And a newly married man (Thierry Saintine), the host of a popular anti-government radio show, finds his estranged father (Carlo Mitton), a recently ousted military leader, on his doorstep, desperate for shelter. Now, they all must confront the disturbing truth of their interlocked lives.… Expand

Director: Patricia Benoit

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 95 min

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Stephen Holden

Nov 20, 2014

Ms. Benoit’s screenplay is unapologetically schematic in its depiction of a cross-section of Haitian exiles, but each story forcefully registers. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Nov 20, 2014

Stones in the Sun occasionally suffers from didactic excess but nonetheless offers an intriguing look at this underexposed community. Read full review

Michael Atkinson

Nov 18, 2014

Good intentions can be deadly: Benoit runs into the common tripwire of caring more about pitching her cause than she does about movies. Scenes illustrate simple social-injustice points, and the characters are one-dimensional sufferers. Read full review

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