Release Date

02 Jan, 1979

Runtime

01:56: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

West Indies ou les Nègres marrons de la liberté

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Actors

Robert Liensol

Roland Bertin

Philippe Clévenot

Hélène Vincent

Théo Légitimus

Georges Hilarion

Elliot Roy

Cyril Aventurin

Fernand Berset

Gérard Bloncourt

Toto Bissainthe

Monique Couturier

Jean-Paul Denizon

Gabriel Glissant

Elsie Haas

Blanche Lolia

Jenny Alpha

Ti-Emile

Crew

Med Hondo

Linda Dingwall

Auguste Galli

Med Hondo

François Catonné

Daniel Boukman

Georges Rabol

Antoine Bonfanti

Frank Valmont

Georges Glon

Josiane Deschamps

Fatiha Robichet

Med Hondo

Youcef Tobni