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Marie Madeleine

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In Jacmel, Haiti, the sea, the churches, and the spirits shape daily life. Marie Madeleine is a free woman. She makes a living as a prostitute and navigates the nights without submitting to the rules of those who save souls. Her path crosses Joseph's, a young evangelist. A relationship blossoms between these two opposite beings. As Joseph's faith wavers, Marie Madeleine draws him into a world where desire and the quest for freedom open up a space where everything can be reinvented.

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Namrata Joshi The New Indian Express Jun 25, 2026
Marie Madeleine immerses the viewer into the everyday sights and sounds of Haiti and also makes us come face to face with its political, economic and social realities, its dysfunctional and corrupt bureaucracy and police, its beliefs and superstitions. Go to Full Review Robert Daniels RogerEbert.com May 19, 2026
"Marie Madeleine"provides such soaring visuals, it’s easy to have an unshakeable faith in this ambitious aims.   Go to Full Review Courtney Small That Shelf 2 days ago
A confident work filled with wonderful performances by Généus and Monteau, Marie Madeleine is a captivating look at identity that ranks among the year’s best works. Go to Full Review Michael Scoular In Review Online 2 days ago
Généus clearly has talent as both a director and actor, but the demand that a filmmaker in a de facto sense represent their nation is a familiar story...rarely allows for aesthetic or political freedom. Go to Full Review Jason Gorber Next Best Picture Jun 1, 2026
7/10
"Marie Madeleine" succeeds by navigating these many contradictions and, in doing so, paints portraits of three-dimensional characters in ways that are both rare and remarkable. Go to Full Review Marya E. Gates Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack) May 24, 2026
Filled with evocative imagery from DP Nicolas Canniccioni and anchored by the subtle, heart-rending performances from its two leads, this is a hymn to community, to self-expression, to freedom of body and mind, and to love in all its many facets Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Gessica Généus

Director

Gessica Généus

Marie Madeleine

Béonard Kervens Monteau

Joseph

Edouard Baptiste

Jacques

Melissa Mildort

Melody

Gessica Généus

Screenwriter
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Movie Info

Synopsis In Jacmel, Haiti, the sea, the churches, and the spirits shape daily life. Marie Madeleine is a free woman. She makes a living as a prostitute and navigates the nights without submitting to the rules of those who save souls. Her path crosses Joseph's, a young evangelist. A relationship blossoms between these two opposite beings. As Joseph's faith wavers, Marie Madeleine draws him into a world where desire and the quest for freedom open up a space where everything can be reinvented.
Director
Gessica Généus
Producer
Jean-Marie Gigon, Gessica Généus, Anton Iffland-Stettner, Lilian Eche, Christel Henon, Sylvain Corbeil
Screenwriter
Gessica Généus
Production Co
SaNoSi Productions, Ayizan Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Haitian Creole
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