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Zo Reken
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'Zo Reken' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Emanuel Licha and released in 2021.Jennie Punter, [https://variety.com/2021/film/global/zo-reken-hot-docs-1234969206/ "The Streets of Port-au-Prince Speak Out in Zo Reken, Winner of Hot Docs Best Canadian Feature Award"]. 'Variety', May 8, 2021. Taking its name from a Haitian Creole slang term for the Toyota Land Cruiser, the film is an exploration of the impact of the international humanitarian aid apparatus on Haiti, centering on the ways in which it can be both a necessary lifeline and an instrument of economic inequality and repression.Courtney Small, [https://povmagazine.com/zo-reken-review-a-brilliant-ride/ "zo reken Review: A Brilliant Ride"]. 'Point of View', May 5, 2021.
The film premiered at the 2021 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it won the juried award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary.Kevin Ritchie, [https://nowtoronto.com/movies/hot-docs-2021-zo-reken-one-of-ours-claim-top-prizes "Hot Docs 2021: Zo Reken, One Of Ours claim top prizes"]. 'Now', May 7, 2021. It won the award for Best Documentary Film at the 2021 Festival international du cinma francophone en Acadie.[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1841033/prix-ficfa-2021-festival-films-acadie-wandel-grbovic-gould "Le jury du 35e FICFA rcompense les meilleurs films"]. Ici Radio-Canada Nouveau-Brunswick, November 18, 2021. At the 2021 Montreal International Documentary Festival, it won the Grand Prize, National Feature and the Student Jury Award, and received an honorable mention from the Magnus Isacsson Award jury.
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