West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty Blu-ray

Release Year: 1979

Runtime: 116 min

Director: Med Hondo

Cast: Robert Liensol, Roland Bertin, Philippe Clévenot, Hélène Vincent, Théo Légitimus

Studios: Les Films Soleil O, Office National de Cinema Mauritanian, R.T.A., Societe Interafricaine de Production Cinemagraphique, Yanek Films

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.

Special Features:

New 4K digital restoration

with uncompressed monaural soundtrack

Program featuring archival interviews with director Med Hondo

New interview with African-cinema scholar Aboubakar Sanogo

Excerpted archival interview with cinematographer François Catonné

Trailers

PLUS: An essay by film programmer and critic Ashley Clark

Technical Specifications:

• High-Definition Video and Audio
• New 4K digital restoration
• Uncompressed monaural soundtrack