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Heading South (2006)

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Reviews Counted:18

Fresh:12

Rotten:6

Average Rating:5.6/10

Consensus: As touching as it is disturbing, Heading South is an unconventional exploration of desire and longing, with superb performances and direction.

Rated: 15

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release:07-07-2006

Synopsis: Laurent Cantet's feature film stars Charlotte Rampling and is set in 1970s Haiti. The film examines a time and place in which wealthy women from the east headed to the country in search of sexual... [More]

Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Karen Young, Louise Portal

Director: Laurent Cantet

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2/2/09

10%

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8/11/08

10%

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10/27/07

80%

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7/19/07

80%

Quote by Tyler Munno

5/24/07

70%

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5/16/07

70%

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3/26/07

20%

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3/12/07

70%

Quote by donna542004

2/17/07

40%

A total piece of crap and waste of time. Nobody was worth a ***** and the story was contrived... More

Quote by roguebooks

2/17/07

40%

Quote by unbreakable_samurai

1/18/07

80%

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1/12/07

80%

Quote by bgibson

1/11/07

60%

Taking us places we�ve never been before is one of the excellent ways cinema tells artistic... More

Quote by FWOMP

1/8/07

60%

Happy birthday, Elvis. I don't know why I always remember it. Maybe it's because my grandmother... More

Quote by DebiH

8/27/06

70%

Directed and co-written by Laurent Cantet (Time Out, Human Resources), Heading South ("Vers le... More

Quote by fyodor_fish

8/23/06

70%

It's Haiti in the late 70s, a dangerous place to actually live, but a swell place to visit if... More

Quote by virharding

8/10/06

40%

Lucky for this film that it's got Charlotte Rampling. It's about sex tourism but that's too... More

Quote by maoridancer

7/24/06

70%

"Heading South" takes place in Haiti in the late 1970's where Brenda(Karen Young), a 48 year-old... More

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