BASED ON TRUE EVENTS

RESTAVEKS

A Full-Length Feature Film

Haiti has an estimated 500,000 orphans and enslaved children being trafficked for labor, sex, and organs

Two women’s mission to save these children is thrown into peril as their orphanage becomes the target of a ruthless trafficking network.

They turn to a mysterious new volunteer, someone with a similarly troubled past, to save the children from impending DANGER.

Haiti has an estimated 500,000 orphans and enslaved children being trafficked for labor, sex, and organs

Two women’s mission to save these children is thrown into peril as their orphanage becomes the target of a ruthless trafficking network.

They turn to a mysterious new volunteer, someone with a similarly troubled past, to save the children from impending DANGER.

WHO ARE RESTAVEKS?

"Restavek" in Haitian Creole means "to stay with." It refers to a custom where orphaned or rural children are sent to wealthier families for domestic work, with the hope of gaining education and a better life.

However, many of these children called "restaveks" face exploitation, abuse, slavery, sex trafficking, and even organ trafficking.

WHO ARE RESTAVEKS?

"Restavek" in Haitian Creole means "to stay with." It refers to a custom where orphaned or rural children are sent to wealthier families for domestic work, with the hope of gaining education and a better life.

However, many of these children called "restaveks" face exploitation, abuse, slavery, sex trafficking, and even organ trafficking.

ENTER A REALM WHERE

"Haiti's stunning beauty, rich history, and vibrant culture are contrasted by centuries of foreign exploitation, inequity, and struggle. This gripping, seldom-seen setting provides a visceral backdrop for a dramatic, action-packed story."

"The unwavering challenges of daily life create an experience that isolates its people from the rest of the hemisphere. Balancing between hope and despair, the most vulnerable often struggle to find ways to cope."

"Amid the struggle, grace fills many who are resilient in their efforts to build a better future. Yet, they face relentless adversarial forces intent on keeping the country shrouded in exploitation, fear, and corruption for their own gain."

ENTER A REALM WHERE

"Haiti's stunning beauty, rich history, and vibrant culture are contrasted by centuries of foreign exploitation, inequity, and struggle. This gripping, seldom-seen setting provides a visceral backdrop for a dramatic, action-packed story."

"The unwavering challenges of daily life create an experience that isolates its people from the rest of the hemisphere. Balancing between hope and despair, the most vulnerable often struggle to find ways to cope."

"Amid the struggle, grace fills many who are resilient in their efforts to build a better future. Yet, they face relentless adversarial forces intent on keeping the country shrouded in exploitation, fear, and corruption for their own gain."

Restavek with her sponsor

THE CAST

"AN AUTHENTICALLY DYNAMIC, DIVERSE, and INTRIGUING ENSEMBLE"

ALGENIS PEREZ SOTO

Daniella Alonso

JIMMY JEAN-LOUIS

JASON LEWIS

JUAN FERNANDEZ