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The Agronomist is a 2003 American documentary directed by Jonathan Demme about Jean Dominique. The documentary follows the life of Dominique, who ran Haiti's first independent radio station, Radio Haiti-Inter, during multiple repressive regimes.

The Agronomist
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Directed by	Jonathan Demme
Written by	Jonathan Demme
Produced by	Jonathan Demme Edwidge Danticat Bevin McNamara Peter Saraf
Starring	Jean Dominique Aboudja Ronald Reagan
Cinematography	Aboudja Jonathan Demme Bevin McNamara Peter Saraf
Edited by	Lizzie Gelber Bevin McNamara
Music by	Wyclef Jean
Distributed by	THINKFilm
Release dates	February 23, 2003 (2003-02-23) (Miami International Film Festival) April 23, 2004 (2004-04-23) (US)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English, French, Haitian Creole
Box office	$226,189 (US Domestic)

Summary

The titular Agronomist is Jean Leopold Dominique, owner of Radio Haiti-Inter, Haiti's first independent radio station. The documentary consists of historical footage and personal interviews director Jonathan Demme conducted years earlier with Dominique.

The film follows Dominique's career as a broadcaster from the founding of Radio Haiti-Inter in 1960 focusing on injustice and promoting democracy for the masses, resulting in clashes with the ruling regimes and Dominique's eventual assassination. Following his death, his wife and fellow journalist, Michèle Montas, broadcast from the station for another three years. Radio Haiti-Inter ceased operations in 2003.

Reception

The Agronomist was shown on May 3, 2004 at the UN Headquarters in NYC while observing World Press Freedom Day. There were no seats vacant for the showing at noon.[1]

The film received favorable reviews by critics. It received a 96% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes[2] Praise focused on the use of historical footage combined with interviews.

Box office receipts totaled $226,189 in 21 theaters in the U.S.[3]

DVD release

The movie was released on DVD on June 7, 2005 with English and French spoken language tracks, and subtitles in English, Spanish, and French.[4]

See also

Wikiquote has quotations related to The Agronomist.

• Reporters Without Borders

References

External links

Look up agronomist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

• Radio Caraibes FM 94.5 live from Port au Prince Haiti, Haitian Radio stations Find all Haitian radio Stations.
• The Agronomist at IMDb

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