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Heading South (2006)

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Reviews Counted: 18 Fresh: 12  Rotten:6 Average Rating: 5.7/10
 
Consensus: As touching as it is disturbing. As touching as it is disturbing, Heading South is an unconventional exploration of desire and longing, with superb performances and direction. more
 
Rated: 15
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
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 fulfillment among its young male population. [More]
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 fulfillment among its young male population. [Less]

Genre: Foreign Films

Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Karen Young, Louise Portal

Director: Laurent Cantet

DVD Info

Release:

Jun 2, 2007

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Snap Case
  • Widescreen - 1.78
  • Single Side - Single Layer

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
  • Subtitles - English - Optional

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A total piece of crap and waste of time. Nobody was worth a shit and the story was contrived and political and nuts all at... More
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Taking us places we’ve never been before is one of the excellent ways cinema tells artistic stories. HEADING SOUTH... More
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Happy birthday, Elvis. I don't know why I always remember it. Maybe it's because my grandmother was such a big fan of... More
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It's Haiti in the late 70s, a dangerous place to actually live, but a swell place to visit if you're a relatively rich... More
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Lucky for this film that it's got Charlotte Rampling. It's about sex tourism but that's too grand for the scope of this... More
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"Heading South" takes place in Haiti in the late 1970's where Brenda(Karen Young), a 48 year-old woman, returns after a... More
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