Release Date

02 Jan, 1979

Runtime

01:56: (HH:MM)

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.

Original Title

West Indies ou les Nègres marrons de la liberté