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The Comedians
1967-10-31
The Comedians
Overview: American and British tourists get caught up in political unrest in Haiti.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-10-31
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Sugar Cane Alley
1983-09-21
Sugar Cane Alley
Overview: 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...
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1983-09-21
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Checkerboard
1959-05-06
Checkerboard
Overview: In a small Gallic village, tourists are regaled by street entertainers and brash prostitutes. One of the tourists, a black girl named Bessie, falls in love with local villager Bob, and he with her. Soon racial tensions erupt volcanically among tourists and townsfolk alike. All is forgiven when the respective parents of the hero and heroine save the village's water supply.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1959-05-06
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Pétanqui
1983-01-01
Pétanqui
Overview: In the middle of a drought, Pétanqui - who is responsible for the distribution of food to the population - enjoys a good life, a nice house, lovers and an official car. His son returns from France with a Law degree, and although he does not approve of his father’s lifestyle, he decides to defend him in court when he is accused of embezzlement. His defence becomes a strong attack on civil servants and members of government who take advantage of their situation. After all, his father is the lesser evil of a state of generalized corruption.
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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Under House Arrest
1981-01-02
Under House Arrest
Overview: Directed by Paulin Vieyra.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1981-01-02
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The Adventures of Gil Blas
1956-04-06
The Adventures of Gil Blas
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1956-04-06
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La Tragédie du Roi Christophe
1965-01-01
La Tragédie du Roi Christophe
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Genres: History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1965-01-01
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Amok
1983-04-01
Amok
Overview: A rural teacher discovers the harsh realities of his South Africa.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1983-04-01
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Xala
1975-10-01
Xala
Overview: A rich businessman in Senegal is cursed with crippling erectile dysfunction upon the day of his marriage to his third wife; the only cure is brutal public humiliation.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: wo
Release Date: 1975-10-01
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Black Sun
1971-04-05
Black Sun
Overview: The life and death of Robert Moussombe, the leader of an unnamed African state. Moussombe is a fictionalized portrait of assassinated Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba, and the film's events are a pastiche of the Congo Crisis in 1960s.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1971-04-05
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Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
1987-01-01
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
Overview: Aimé Césaire - Le Masque des mots is a portrait of the Martinican writer who calls himself a rebellious negro and for whom the poetic act represents an act of freedom.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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Tamango
1958-01-24
Tamango
Overview: A Dutch slave captain, on a voyage to Cuba, faces a revolt fomented by a newly captured African slave, Tamango. The slaves capture the captain's mistress, forcing a showdown.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1958-01-24
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