West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty

Music, History, Drama

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Med Hondo

Status Released

Release Date 1979-01-02

Storyline

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.