Sweet Micky for President

  • Sweet Micky for President
Genre : Biography
Type : Documentary
Original title : Sweet Micky for Prezidan [Haiti]
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2015
Format : Feature
Running time : 89 (in minutes)
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SWEET MICKY FOR PRESIDENT follows Pras Michel, the founder of the hip-hop group The Fugees, as he returns to his homeland of Haiti after the 2010 earthquake and finds a corrupt government in paralysis. With no experience or money, Pras mobilizes a presidential campaign for the unlikeliest of candidates: Michel Martelly aka Sweet Micky, Haiti's most popular and most controversial pop star. The politically inexperienced pair set out against a corrupted government, civil unrest, and a fixed election. When Pras's former bandmate - superstar Wyclef Jean - also enters the presidential race, their chances seem further doomed. But despite the odds, they never give up on their honest dream of changing the course of Haiti's future forever.

DIRECTED BY Ben Patterson

Country: Canada, Haiti, USA
Language: Creole, English
Subtitles: English
Original Title: SWEET MICKY FOR PRESIDENT

Running Time: 89min
Production Year: 2015



PRESS

"Fascinating and wildly entertaining." - The Hollywood Reporter

"Artfully takes us through a roller coaster ride." - Indiewire

"It's an important film and one that acts as a time capsule for future generations." - FilmPulse

"One of the most unlikely stories ever captured on film." - Billboard


Director: Ben Patterson
Producer: Ben Patterson, Pras Michel, Karyn Rachtman
Screenwriter: Story by Pras Michael

Cinematographer: Josh Hyde, Ben Patterson, Wyatt Rogowski
Editor: Wyatt Rogowski
Cast: Wyclef Jean, Pras Michel, Michel Martelly


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2015 | MIAMIFF - Miami International Film Festival | MIAMI, Florida, USA
* Selected - Category: Knight Documentary Achievement Award, Reel Music
* Eligible for the Knight Documentary Achievement Award
SHOWTIMES: Friday March 13th @ 9:30pm O CINEMA MIAMI BEACH
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Summary for official catalogues

Pras Michel, cofondateur du groupe hip-hop The Fugees, retourna dans son pays natal Haïti après le séisme de 2010 et trouve un gouvernement totalement paralysé par la corruption. Avec peu d'expérience et peu d'argent, Pras mobilise une campagne présidentielle pour le plus improbable des candidats: Michel Martelly, alias Sweet Micky, la pop star la plus populaire et la plus controversée d'Haïti.

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