THE ISLAND

LE FILS

By Jérôme CLEMENT-WILZ

FIPADOC - INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL, BIARRITZ - as FEST

Documentary - Completed 2023

On a beach in the south of the island, Raphaël, a Haitian child abandoned at birth, is raised by a white woman in her sixties. Diane left everything behind when he was entrusted to her and is fighting to become his legal mother. In a troubled Haiti, Diane loses ground, and Raphaël builds his life.

Festivals
& Awards

FIPADOC 2024
Competition - French Documentary
    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • FRANCE
    • Languages
    • CREOLE
    • Duration
    • 76 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Jérôme CLEMENT-WILZ
    • Synopsis
    • On a beach in the south of the island, Raphaël, a Haitian child abandoned at birth, is raised by a white woman in her sixties. Diane left everything behind when he was entrusted to her and is fighting to become his legal mother. In a troubled Haiti, Diane loses ground, and Raphaël builds his life.