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West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty

6.5 average rating
6.5
French / 116 MIN. / 1979

The Genres

The 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.

The Cast

Robert LiensolRoland BertinPhilippe ClévenotHélène VincentThéo LégitimusGeorges HilarionElliot RoyCyril AventurinFernand BersetGérard BloncourtToto BissaintheMonique CouturierJean-Paul DenizonGabriel GlissantElsie HaasBlanche LoliaJenny AlphaTi-EmileMaîthé MansouraJosy MassVéronique Mucret RouveyrollisLouison RoblinMario SantiniTara SchaffJean-Pierre SentierAndré WeberLouis Xavier

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