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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.
Theatrical
Mar 18, 1985
Budget
$1.4M
Theaters
1
Director
Producer
Music
Georges Rabol
Studio
Les Films Soleil O, Office National de Cinema Mauritanian, R.T.A., Societe Interafricaine de Production Cinemagraphique, Yanek Films
Original Title
West Indies ou les Nègres marrons de la liberté
Original Language
French
Cast
Full credits →R
Robert Liensol
Le parlementaire
R
Roland Bertin
La 'Mort'
P
Philippe Clévenot
L'abbé
H
Hélène Vincent
L'assistante sociale
T
Théo Légitimus
Monnerbourg
G
Georges Hilarion
Monsieur Belleville
F
Fernand Berset
L'hôtelier
T
Toto Bissainthe
Soeur Marie Joseph de Cluny
M
Monique Couturier
La Dame de souten
J
Jean-Paul Denizon
Le representant des patrons
G
Gabriel Glissant
Le premier acrobate
J
Jenny Alpha
M
Maîthé Mansoura
Mademoiselle Flocon
L
Louison Roblin
La tenancière
M
Mario Santini
Le distributer de tracts
J
Jean-Pierre Sentier
Responsable politique
A
André Weber
Ouvrier
