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West Indies

West Indies ou les Nègres marrons de la liberté

Release: 1979-01-02 ·Runtime: 116m ·★ 6.4
Music History Drama

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 Countries

Algeria France Mauritania

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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