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2024100 minPG-13documentary

Authoritarianism Historical Events

Twice Into Oblivion

2024100 minPG-13documentary

Over 20,000 Haitian immigrants were killed in the Dominican Republic in 1937 under orders from dictator Rafael Trujillo.

Authoritarianism Historical Events

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Pierre Michel Jean

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Over 20,000 Haitian immigrants were killed in the Dominican Republic in 1937 under orders from dictator Rafael Trujillo.

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Pierre Michel Jeanwriter

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Daphné Ménard, a Haitian theater director, collaborates with actors from the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Together, they create a performance addressing the 1937 massacre ordered by Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo. This event resulted in the deaths of over 20,000 Haitian immigrants living in the Dominican Republic. The documentary focuses on their artistic response to a historical tragedy that shaped the relationship between the two nations.

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