
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.
Mar 13, 2025 at 08:17 PM
Original title: West Indies ou les Nègres marrons de la liberté
Released: Jan 2, 1979
Budget: $1.4M
Studios: Les Films Soleil O, Office National de Cinema Mauritanian, R.T.A., Societe Interafricaine de Production Cinemagraphique, Yanek Films
Countries: Algeria, France, Mauritania













