West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty

Roots without Alex Haley. The history of the West Indies unfolds on a slave ship built inside a Citroen factory. Song and dance become weapons charting the story of oppression, from enslavement to displacement. A singular, stagey, and Brechtian history lesson.

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Med Hondo directed West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty in 1979. See Med Hondo's full filmography, where to start with Med Hondo, or where to go after you've seen everything by Med Hondo.

West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty was released in 1979 (FR original-language production), with a runtime of 116 minutes.