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Sugar Cane Alley (1983)

Sugar Cane Alley (1983)

Drama Family
Release Date: 1983, September 21
Directors: Euzhan Palcy
Countries: France, Martinique
Production: NEF Diffusion, NEF Diffusion, SU.MA.FA., SU.MA.FA., Orca Productions, Orca Productions
Cast: Darling Légitimus, Garry Cadenat, Douta Seck, Joby Barnabé, Francisco Charles, Marie-Ange Farot, Marie-Jo Descas, Henri Melon, Eugène Mona, Joël Palcy, Samuel Abraham, Dominique Arfi

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...

Keywords:

woman director poverty 1930s grandmother martinique