On the Verge of a Fever
| On the Verge of a Fever | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John L'Ecuyer |
| Written by | Dany Laferrière |
| Produced by | Anne-Marie Gélinas Andrew Noble |
| Starring | Lansana Kourouma Koumba Ball |
| Cinematography | Jean-Pierre St-Louis |
| Edited by | Aube Foglia |
| Music by | Ned Bouhalassa Luck Mervil |
Production company | Productions Jeux d'Ombres |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
On the Verge of a Fever (Template:Lang-fr) is a Canadian drama film, directed by John L'Ecuyer and released in 2004.[1] An adaptation of Dany Laferrière's novel Le Goût des jeunes filles, the film is set in Haiti over the weekend in 1971 when François Duvalier died and was succeeded as president of Haiti by his son Jean-Claude Duvalier, and centres on Fanfan (Lansana Kourouma), a teenage boy who is hiding from the Tonton Macoute and loses his virginity to Miki (Koumba Ball) the young woman sheltering him at her home.[2]
The film's cast also includes Uly Darly, Mireille Metellus, Daphnée Desravines, Néhémie Dumay, Maïta Lavoie and Maka Kotto, as well as cameo appearances by Dan Bigras, Luck Mervil and Laferrière himself.
The film premiered at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]
It was a Black Reel Award nominee for Outstanding Independent Film at the Black Reel Awards of 2006.
References
- ^ "Filmmaker is thriving on Montreal's vibes". Montreal Gazette, January 22, 2005.
- ^ "Growing up fast". Montreal Gazette, January 21, 2005.
- ^ "African cinema's moment in the sun; Continent better represented at fest than ever: Pioneering movie in Zulu among noteworthy flicks". Toronto Star, September 10, 2004.
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