The Crying Conch (2017)

Original title

Le cri du lambi

Directed by

Vincent Toi

Genre

drama

Country

Canada

Runtime

20 min

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man gets involved in a rebellion that echoes the story of an 18th century Haitian revolutionary. The film follows him as he becomes part of this uprising.

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What happens

The Crying Conch is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Vincent Toi and released in 2017. The film centres on a man who is drawn into a rebellion that parallels the 18th-century story of Haitian revolutionary François Mackandal. The film premiered at the 2017 Berlin Film Festival, and had its Canadian premiere at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. It was subsequently screened at the 2017 Vancouver International Film Festival, where Toi won the award for Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film. The film was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films in 2017. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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