Movie Description

West Indies ou les Nègres marrons de la liberté

(1979)

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.

Cast

Facts

Original TitleWest Indies ou les Nègres marrons de la liberté

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1979-01-02

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 01h 56m

Budget₹ 1350000

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

Genres

  • Music
  • History