West Indies (1979)

6.5/10 116 min Music History Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Robert Liensol

Le parlementaire

Roland Bertin

La 'Mort'

Philippe Clévenot

L'abbé

Hélène Vincent

L'assistante sociale

Théo Légitimus

Monnerbourg

Fernand Berset

L'hôtelier

Monique Couturier

La Dame de souten

Jean-Paul Denizon

Le representant des patrons

Jenny Alpha

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