Aboard a giant slave ship in an abandoned Citroën factory, the history of the West Indies is traced through several centuries of French oppression. The ship becomes a stage for the people to tell stories via song and dance—from their enslavement to their displacement in Metropolitan France.
Cast: Robert Liensol · Roland Bertin · Philippe Clévenot · Hélène Vincent · Théo Légitimus
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Original Title
West Indies ou les Nègres marrons de la liberté
Original Language
French
Production Country
Algeria, France, Mauritania
Release Date
01/02/1979
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West Indies
1979·116 min
Aboard a giant slave ship in an abandoned Citroën factory, the history of the West Indies is traced through several centuries of French oppression. The ship becomes a stage for the people to tell stories via song and dance—from their enslavement to their displacement in Metropolitan France.
Cast: Robert Liensol · Roland Bertin · Philippe Clévenot · Hélène Vincent · Théo Légitimus