West Indies

01/02/1979

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1hr 56min

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Music

,History

STORY

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 & CREW

    Cast

  • Robert Liensol
  • Roland Bertin
  • Philippe Clévenot
  • Hélène Vincent
  • Théo Légitimus

    Director

  • Med Hondo

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Les Films Soleil O
  • Office National de Cinema Mauritanian
  • R.T.A.
  • Societe Interafricaine de Production Cinemagraphique
  • Yanek Films

    Production Countries

  • Algeria
  • France
  • Mauritania

LANGUAGES

  • French

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