West_Indies_(film)

<i>West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty</i>

West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty

1979 Algerian-Mauritanian drama film by Med Hondo


West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty (French: West Indies ou les Nègres marrons de la liberté) is a 1979 Algerian-Mauritanian French-language drama film directed by Med Hondo.[1] The plot of the film was adapted from a novel titled Les Negriers (The Slavers), written by Daniel Boukman. The film is highly regarded as a landmark film in the history of African cinema as it was made with a lavish budget of US$1.35 million, making it as one of the biggest budgeted African films ever to be made.[2] Against the backdrop of the colonial West Indies, which was under French imperialism,[3][4] the drama was set on a slave ship.[5] The film had its theatrical release in 1979.

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Cast

  • Cyril Aventurin as The father
  • Fernand Berset as The hotel manager
  • Roland Bertin as The death
  • Gérard Bloncourt as Monsieur De la Pierre
  • Toto Bissainthe as Sister Marie Joseph de Cluny
  • Philippe Clévenot as The monk
  • Hélène Vincent as The social worker

References

  1. "West Indies". www.locarnofestival.ch. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  2. Maslin, Janet (1985-03-08). "'West Indies,' Musical History". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  3. "Med Hondo's West Indies Rebellion (1979)". Black History Wals. Retrieved 24 January 2024.



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