Film
West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty
1979Directed by Med Hondo
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- Criterion Channel
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- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
About West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty
- Music
- History
- Drama
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.
- Director
- Med Hondo
- Writers
- Daniel Boukman
- Med Hondo
- Original title
- West Indies ou les Nègres marrons de la liberté
