

West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty
6.5(16)19791h 56m1
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1.4M
- Box office
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- Language
- French
- musical
- critical
- hilarious
- amused
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Algeria, France, Mauritania
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)18 Mar 1985
ItalyIT
- TheatricalVenice Film Festival1 Sept 1979
MauritaniaMR
- Theatrical2 Jan 1979
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West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty was released on 2 January 1979.
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