| West Indies | |
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| Directed by | Med Hondo |
| Screenplay by | Daniel Boukman |
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| Music by | Georges Rabol |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Countries | Algeria Mauritania France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | US$ 1.35 million |
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 adopted from a novel titled "Les Negriers" (The Slavers) which was 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] The film was set in the backdrop of colonial West Indies which was under the French imperialism.[3][4] The film was set on a French owned slave ship and had its theatrical release in 1979.
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
- ↑ "West Indies". www.locarnofestival.ch. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
- ↑ "What Nigeria's Nollywood Can Learn from Med Hondo's "West Indies"". MUBI. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
- ↑ "Med Hondo is the African Auteur You Need to See". TIFF. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
- ↑ Maslin, Janet (1985-03-08). "'West Indies,' Musical History". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
External links
- West Indies at IMDb
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