West Indies

Name: West Indies
Genre: Music, History, Drama
Released: 1979-01-02
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Robert Liensol, Roland Bertin, Philippe Clévenot, Hélène Vincent, Théo Légitimus

Criterion Channel

6.4(13 votes)

1979

1h 56m

MusicHistoryDrama

musical

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.