Haiti: The Iron Grip of the Gangs
A tv programme
Directed by
Produced by
Leading French distributor
Production year2024
Programme formatOne-off
GenresDocumentary
Runtime
52 min
Synopsis
In Port-au-Prince, nearly three million people live in the grips of all-out gang war.
In Port-au-Prince, nearly three million people live in the grips of all-out gang war. Gangs now control more than 80% of the city. Instead of fighting each other, the armed groups have united and turned their firepower on the state, forcing prime minister Ariel Henry to resign during an overseas trip in March.
Today, the gangs wield considerable economic and military leverage. They control most of
Port-au-Prince’s seafront, and therefore the zones surrounding the strategically vital ports.
Many Haitians blame corrupt, ultra-wealthy elites for nurturing the situation and building up vast family fortunes via monopolies on the trade in staple goods.
In the lower shantytowns of Port-au-Prince which are the gangs’ bastions, thousands of people remain, unable or unwilling to flee. Murders, kidnappings, gang rapes, fires are common and no end to the crisis seems in sight.
Credits
Production and distribution (3)
- Leading French distributor : France 24
- Executive Producer : France 24
- Film exports/foreign sales : Java Films
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Technical details
- Programme format : One-off
- Type : TV programme
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Documentary
- Themes : War, Politics, Society
- Production language : French, Haitian Creole
- Production country : France
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2024
- First broadcast in France : 20/07/2024
- Runtime : 52 min 38 seconds
