West Indies
Release Date:
Jan 02, 1979
Runtime:
1h 56m
Genres:
Music, History
Description
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.
Director:
Med Hondo
Writer:
Med Hondo, Daniel Boukman
Stars:
Robert Liensol, Roland Bertin, Philippe Clévenot
Production:
Les Films Soleil O, Office National de Cinema Mauritanian, R.T.A., Societe Interafricaine de Production Cinemagraphique, Yanek Films
