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.
Title | West Indies |
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Year | 1979 |
Genre | Music, History |
Country | Algeria, France, Mauritania |
Studio | Les Films Soleil O, Office National de Cinema Mauritanian, R.T.A., Societe Interafricaine de Production Cinemagraphique, Yanek Films |
Cast | Robert Liensol, Roland Bertin, Philippe Clévenot, Hélène Vincent, Théo Légitimus, Georges Hilarion |
Crew | Med Hondo (Director), Auguste Galli (Sound), Linda Dingwall (Choreographer), Med Hondo (Writer), François Catonné (Director of Photography), Daniel Boukman (Writer) |
Keyword | musical |
Release | Jan 02, 1979 |
Runtime | 116 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.00 / 10 by 9 users |
Popularity | 1 |
Budget | 1,350,000 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | Français |