West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty
★ 6.5 · 1979 · 116m · Music · History · Drama
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.
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