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West Indies (1979)

January. 02,1979
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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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Tedfoldol
1979/01/02

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

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HomeyTao
1979/01/03

For having a relatively low budget, the film's style and overall art direction are immensely impressive.

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StyleSk8r
1979/01/04

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

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Zlatica
1979/01/05

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

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