No Chains, No Masters
Sep 18 2024
•2h 37m
•Drama, History
1759, Mauritius Island, Indian Ocean. The island is controlled by French settlers and the deported slave population live in fear while toiling in the sugar cane plantations. Unlike her disillusioned father Massamba, 16-year-old Mati refuses to keep her head down and accept her fate.
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Ibrahima Mbaye
Massamba
Anna Thiandoum
Mati
Camille Cottin
Madame La Victoire
Benoît Magimel
Eugène Larcenet
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