West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty
West Indies ou les Nègres marrons de la liberté
Mauritania • 1979
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
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.
Credits
Crew
DirectorMed Hondo
WriterMed Hondo, Daniel Boukman
CinematographerFrançois Catonné
ComposerGeorges Rabol, Frank Valmont
EditorYoucef Tobni
ProducerMed Hondo