Sweet Micky for President

Name: Sweet Micky for President
Genre: Documentary

Haiti, Canada, United States · 2015
1h 29m
Director Ben Patterson
Starring
Genre Documentary

Music and politics collide when international music star, Pras Michel of the Fugees, returns to his homeland of Haiti following the devastating earthquake of 2010 to mobilize a presidential campaign for Haiti's most controversial musician: Michel Martelly. The politically inexperienced pair set out against a corrupted government, civil unrest, and a fixed election.

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The Hollywood Reporter by Justin Lowe

Patterson makes the most of his access to the two musicians, shooting on the run as often as sitting down for interviews with key participants in the presidential contest.

Los Angeles Times by Martin Tsai

There's no shortage of political intrigue even with the outcome a foregone conclusion.

Village Voice by Monica Castillo

The energy never falters as the film jumps from talking-head testimonies to on-the-streets footage of rallies and riots.

The New York Times by Neil Genzlinger

One of the decade’s odder political stories is revisited, without much illumination, in Sweet Micky for President.

RogerEbert.com by Sheila O'Malley

The backstage scenes are almost as entertaining as the mayhem of the campaign.