West Indies

Movie
Audience Score
58
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NR 1 hr 56 minHistory, Music
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.
StarringRobert LiensolRoland BertinPhilippe Clévenot
DirectorMed Hondo
WritersMed HondoDaniel Boukman

Movie Details

Movie Budget:$1,350,000
Original Language:French
Production Companies:Les Films Soleil O, Office National de Cinema Mauritanian, R.T.A., Societe Interafricaine de Production Cinemagraphique, Yanek Films
Movie Tags:
musical