West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty

West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty

West Indies ou les Nègres marrons de la liberté

Release date : 1979-01-02

Production country :

Algeria,

France,

Mauritania

Production company :

Les Films Soleil O,

Office National de Cinema Mauritanian,

R.T.A.,

Societe Interafricaine de Production Cinemagraphique,

Yanek Films

Status : Released

Durasi : 116 Min.

Popularity : 0.459

6.4

Total Vote : 13

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.