West Indies

1979

116 min

5.8

Ends at

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.

Budget

$1,350,000

Genre

Music, History

Director

Med Hondo

Country

Algeria

Cast & Crew

Robert Liensol

Roland Bertin

Philippe Clévenot

Hélène Vincent

Théo Légitimus

Georges Hilarion

Elliot Roy

Cyril Aventurin

Fernand Berset

Gérard Bloncourt

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West Indies

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.

  • Robert Liensol

  • Roland Bertin

  • Philippe Clévenot

  • Hélène Vincent

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