| Heading South | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Laurent Cantet |
| Produced by | Simon Arnal Caroline Benjo |
| Written by | Robin Campillo Laurent Cantet (screenplay) Dany Laferrière (short stories) |
| Starring | Charlotte Rampling Karen Young Louise Portal Ménothy Cesar |
| Distributed by | StudioCanal |
| Release date(s) | 25 January 2006 (France) 7 July 2006 (USA) |
| Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French English |
Heading South (French: Vers le sud) is a 2005 French drama film by director Laurent Cantet and based on three short stories by Dany Laferrière, it depicts the experiences of three middle-aged white women in the late 1970s, traveling to Haiti for the purposes of sexual tourism with young men. Their adventures (as seen in their eyes) are juxtaposed to class issues and the deteriorating political climate of Haiti at the time. The women demonstrate different attitudes to the complex situation.[1]
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Ellen, a professor of French literature at Wellesley College in Boston, Brenda, a stay-at-home wife from Savannah, Georgia; and Sue, a factory worker from Québec, Canada, feel lonely and ignored by middle-aged men back at home. They travel to Haiti to enjoy a holiday of sun, surf, and sex with attractive local teenagers to whom they are financially generous.