Liberty in a Soup

Discover how a soup survives the Haitian Revolution to become a symbol of freedom.

  • Movie
  • 2015
  • 1h 8m
  • Documentary

Every New Year, and in celebration of their Independence, Haitian families gather together to feast in honor of a line of ancestors that fought for their freedom. The centerpiece of the festivity is the joumou soup—a traditional soup dating back centuries ago. The joumou soup is a concretization of war and victory, oppression and emancipation, and the deeply rooted celebratory traditions of the Haitian culture.

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Director
Dudley Alexis
Starring
Edwidge Danticat, David Destinoble, Karenne Cadet, Wislaine Charles Cadet

Cast

  • Edwidge Danticat

    Edwidge Danticat

    Self

  • David Destinoble

    Self

  • Karenne Cadet

    Self

  • Wislaine Charles Cadet

    Self

  • Jean Claude Exulien

    Self

  • Bayyainah E. Bello

    Self

  • Edwine Thevenin

    Self

  • Ludlow E. Bailey

    Self

  • Benjamin Hebblethwaite

    Self

  • Babacar M'Bow

    Self

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