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...
Director and cast
- Euzhan Palcy Director
- Garry Cadenat as Jose
- Darling Légitimus as M'Man Tine
- Douta Seck as Medouze
- Joby Barnabé as Monsieur Saint-Louis
- Francisco Charles as Le Géreur
- Marie-Ange Farot as Madame Saint Louis
- Marie-Jo Descas as La mère de Léopold
- Henri Melon as Monsieur Roc - l'instituteur
- Eugène Mona as Douze Orteils
- Joël Palcy as Carmen
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