West Indies

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.

Country:

Algeria,

France,

Mauritania

Genre:

Music,

History

Duration:

116 minutes

Year:

1979

Director:

Med Hondo

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Company:

Les Films Soleil O,

Office National de Cinema Mauritanian,

R.T.A.,

Societe Interafricaine de Production Cinemagraphique,

Yanek Films

Cast:

Le parlementaire

La 'Mort'

L'abbé

L'assistante sociale

Monnerbourg

Crew:

Director

Writer

Director of Photography

Writer

Set Decoration