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West Indies

Original title: West Indies ou les Nègres marrons de la liberté

January 2, 1979

1h 56m

6.4/10

Overview

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.

Production Companies

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

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