West Indies (film)
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| Directed by | Med Hondo |
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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 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 . 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
- Fernand Berset
- Roland Bertin
- Gérard Bloncourt
- Toto Bissainthe
- Hélène Vincent
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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