Freda

Freda (2021)

Freda lives with her mother, sister and little brother in a popular neighbourhood of Haiti. They survive with their little street food shop. The precariousness and violence of their daily life pushes them to do everything they can to escape their situation in the hope of finding a better life.

Date of release
2021-10-13
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (19)
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
Drama
Director
Gessica Généus

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Freda is a 2021 drama film written, produced and directed by Gessica Généus. Starring Néhémie Bastien as Freda, it follows her grappling between leaving Haiti for a better life with her boyfriend or remaining in the country to continue with her education and help support her family in Port-au-Prince.

Production

It was produced by Jean-Marie Gigon's SaNoSi Productions, Généus' Ayizan Production, and Faissol Gnonlonfin's Merveilles Production with the support of TV5Monde, Région Centre-Val de Loire (CICLIC), Hubert Bals Fund of International Film Festival Rotterdam, Aide aux Cinemas du Monde, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Institut Français, La Région Ile-de-France, Doha Film Institute, Fonds Images de la Francophonie, L'Ambassade d…

After its premiere at Cannes Film Festival, Francis Ford Coppola joined the film's team as executive director.

Production took place during the Haitian crisis, between the pandemic lockdowns and the political and societal unrest in the country.

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