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Marie Madeleine

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In Jacmel, Haiti, the sea, the churches, and the spirits shape daily life. Marie Madeleine is a free woman. She makes a living as a prostitute and navigates the nights without submitting to the rules of those who save souls. Her path crosses Joseph's, a young evangelist. A relationship blossoms between these two opposite beings. As Joseph's faith wavers, Marie Madeleine draws him into a world where desire and the quest for freedom open up a space where everything can be reinvented.

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Robert Daniels RogerEbert.com May 19
"Marie Madeleine"provides such soaring visuals, it’s easy to have an unshakeable faith in this ambitious aims.   Go to Full Review Jason Gorber Next Best Picture 4d
7/10
"Marie Madeleine" succeeds by navigating these many contradictions and, in doing so, paints portraits of three-dimensional characters in ways that are both rare and remarkable. Go to Full Review Marya E. Gates Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack) May 24
Filled with evocative imagery from DP Nicolas Canniccioni and anchored by the subtle, heart-rending performances from its two leads, this is a hymn to community, to self-expression, to freedom of body and mind, and to love in all its many facets Go to Full Review Carlos Esquives Cinencuentro May 21
What could be an ethnographic exhibition comes across as lyrical and ethereal. What should be perceived as traditional is defined with the language of the exotic. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Kathia Woods Cup of Soul May 21
7/10
That burial is the film's deepest wound. Haiti was colonized by France, and with colonization came the theological contract: adopt the Church and abandon the spirits. Go to Full Review Stephen Saito Moveable Fest May 19
In "Marie Madeleine," it’s easy to be moved by the spirit when it exists in so many different places. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Gessica Généus

Director

Gessica Généus

Marie Madeleine

Béonard Kervens Monteau

Joseph

Edouard Baptiste

Jacques

Melissa Mildort

Melody

Gessica Généus

Screenwriter
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Movie Info

Synopsis In Jacmel, Haiti, the sea, the churches, and the spirits shape daily life. Marie Madeleine is a free woman. She makes a living as a prostitute and navigates the nights without submitting to the rules of those who save souls. Her path crosses Joseph's, a young evangelist. A relationship blossoms between these two opposite beings. As Joseph's faith wavers, Marie Madeleine draws him into a world where desire and the quest for freedom open up a space where everything can be reinvented.
Director
Gessica Généus
Producer
Jean-Marie Gigon, Gessica Généus, Anton Iffland-Stettner, Lilian Eche, Christel Henon, Sylvain Corbeil
Screenwriter
Gessica Généus
Production Co
SaNoSi Productions, Ayizan Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Haitian Creole