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The Agronomist

  • 2003
  • PG-13
  • 1h 30m
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7.4/10
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The Agronomist (2003)
The Agronomist Scene: Jean Dominique's Return To Haiti
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The true story of Jean Dominique, a Haitian radio journalist and human rights activist.The true story of Jean Dominique, a Haitian radio journalist and human rights activist.The true story of Jean Dominique, a Haitian radio journalist and human rights activist.

  • Director
    • Jonathan Demme
  • Stars
    • Jean Dominique
    • Aboudja
    • Ronald Reagan
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    986
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    • Director
      • Jonathan Demme
    • Stars
      • Jean Dominique
      • Aboudja
      • Ronald Reagan
    • 15User reviews
    • 43Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations

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    The Agronomist Scene: Jean Dominique's Return To Haiti
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    The Agronomist Scene: The Destruction Of Radio Haiti
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    The Agronomist Scene: Radio Haiti Beginnings
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    The Agronomist Scene: Jean Dominique On Haitian Togetherness
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    The Agronomist Scene: Smell The Enemy
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    Jean Dominique
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    Aboudja
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    Ronald Reagan
    Ronald Reagan
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    • (archive footage)
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      • Jonathan Demme
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    • Trivia
      This account of a Haitian radio journalist stems from the early 80s when Jonathan Demme retreated to the island after the critical drubbing and box office failure of Swing Shift (1984). Whilst there, he became friends with Jean Dominique.
    • Quotes

      Jean Dominique: Clearly our silence and restraint irritated Dany Toussaint, and perhaps his masters. The mistake of Dany Toussaint was to think that a bit of terrorism on the part of street thugs would give access to our microphone. If they keep trying to use these screamers in front of Radio Haiti Inter to shut down the Delmas Road, he will break his teeth! The microphone of Radio Haiti will stay closed to him! Yeah I know that he has weapons! And that he has money to pay and arm his henchmen. Here I have no weapons other than my journalism, my microphone and my unquenchable faith as a militant for true change! If Dany Toussaint tries anything else against me or the radio and I am still alive, I will close the place down after I have denounced his maneuvers once more, and I will return to exile with my family. I close with Shakespeare: 'The truth will always make the devil's face blush!'

    • Connections
      References La strada (1954)

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    10/10
    A life completely lived with integrity, a lesson for us all.
    One of the most important films of this era. A life lived with complete integrity and service to his community of the people of Haiti with passion and great courage. Everyone should see this movie and show it to their children as they enter adolescence. Dominigue is a model of courage whose life stood for something greater than his own personal agrandizement. He saw the greatness of each human spirit and brought that forward no matter the cost. Jonathan Demme had to know that Dominique's life was constantly in danger as he made the film and the film was made with the passion that Dominique himself would have sanctioned and in fact must have done so or the film could not have been made. I will own a copy of the DVD when it comes out to show to the young people I work with in the schools in the poorest areas of this New York City.
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    • May 3, 2004

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    • Release date
      • March 31, 2004 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • ThinkFilm (US)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Агроном
    • Production companies
      • Clinica Estetico
      • HBO/Cinemax Documentary
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $226,189
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $30,855
      • Apr 25, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $226,189
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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