Heading South (film)

Infobox Film | name= Heading South


caption = "Heading South" movie poster
director = Laurent Cantet
writer = Robin Campillo, Laurent Cantet (screenplay),
Dany Laferrière (short stories)
starring = Charlotte Rampling,
Karen Young,
Louise Portal,
Ménothy Cesar
producer = Simon Arnal, Caroline Benjo
distributor = StudioCanal
released = 25 January, 2006 (France),
7 July, 2006 (USA)
runtime = 108 minutes
language = French / English
imdb_id = 0381690

"Heading South" (""Vers Le Sud") is a 2005 film by director Laurent Cantet, whose previous work includes "Time Out" and "Human Resources". Based on three short stories by Dany Laferrière, it depicts the experiences of three middle-aged white women in the late 1970s, traveling to Haiti for the purposes of sexual tourism with young black men. Their adventures (as seen in their eyes) are juxtaposed to class issues and the deteriorating political climate of Haiti at the time. The women demonstrate different attitudes to the complex situation.

Plot

Ellen, a Boston French literature professor; Brenda, a stay-at-home wife from Savannah, Georgia; and Sue, a factory worker, feel lonely and ignored by men in their middle age. They travel to Haiti to enjoy a holiday of sun, surf, and sex with attractive local teenagers (for a small payment, of course).

They enjoy their carnal adventures, to varying degrees willfully ignoring the local poverty and increasingly repressive dictatorship of Haitian leader Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier which drives the young men to them.

Awards

The movie won the following awards:
*Nominated, Golden Lion, 2005 Venice Film Festival
*Won, Marcello Mastrioanni Award, 2005 Venice Film Festival
*Won, CinemAvvenire (Cinema For Peace) Award, 2005 Venice Film Festival

See also

* Female sex tourism

External links

*imdb title|id=0381690|title=Vers Le Sud