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Sugar Cane Alley

6.8(36)19831h 43m2

Martinique, in the early 1930s. Young José and his grandmother live in a small village. Nearly everyone works cutting cane and barely earning a living. The overseer can fine a worker for the smallest infraction. The way to advance is to do well in school. José studies hard and succeeds in an exam allowing him to attend school in the capital. With only a partial scholarship, the tuition is very costly. José and his grandmother move to Fort-de-France to make José's studies easier...

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
French
  • poverty
  • martinique
  • grandmother
  • woman director
  • 1930s

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Director

Euzhan Palcy

Produced in

France, Martinique

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)New York New Directors and New Films Festival6 Apr 1984
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical21 Sept 1983
  • ItalyIT

    • PremiereVenice Film Festival1 Sept 1983
  • South KoreaKR

    • TVKBS. 1989년 5월 21일 일요일 아침 9시 30분 방영21 May 1989

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Sugar Cane Alley was released on 21 September 1983.

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