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Heading South

2006 · 1h 48m · Unrated Drama, Romance
Directed by Laurent Cantet

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Overview

A story of three female tourists who visit Haiti, in order to enjoy the sexual nature of the young men.

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70%
Tomatometer
Fresh

Exploring female desire in a way films rarely do, Heading South is a film of sometimes subtle, sometimes blunt metaphors for the interaction of rich and pauperized countries.

Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fresh

The regal Rampling has never been finer, and Cesar makes his character surprisingly proud and sympathetic.

Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh

The film offers something unusual, a tragic spectacle of normal, recognizable and utterly sympathetic people condemning themselves.

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh

An unsettling drama by the director of two other remarkable films about class illusions, Human Resources and Time Out.

Tom Keogh, Seattle Times
Fresh

The movie avoids devolving into polemic by treating its characters as individuals.

Kerry Lengel, Arizona Republic

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