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SistaGod

Sep 14, 2006

1h 12m

★ 5.7

Overview

Narrated by the character Mari (SistaGod herself), this film chronicles her transition from a girl who cheats death to a harbinger of death itself. Born to a white American soldier and a black Trinidadian woman, she is exposed to death at an early age, being conceived and growing up near a cemetery, and miraculously surviving after accidentally ingesting poison. At age eighteen, she dreams a premonition of the future, after which she realizes that she is the "Messiah". Her presence on Earth will herald an event known as the "Apocalypso" - the end of humanity.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Caribbeing

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Cast

Father Divine

Michael Cherrie

Evelyn Caesar-Munroe

Yashmin Campagne

Matthew McHugh

Indigo Minerve

Nicole Minerve

Sonia arrives in Trinidad with her two children to join her husband Jo who is working as an oil engineer. On the surface she lives a life of luxury in a large houses with servants. The days are uneventful and blend together into an everlasting holiday, where the women nurse their superficial relationships over cocktails poolside – the perfect climate for self-delusion.

6.1

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5.0

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4.5

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6.7

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6.3

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6.2

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6.4

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5.4

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6.1

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5.0

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6.3

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5.4

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6.3

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6.5

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5.4

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7.1

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5.4

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6.3

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