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West Indies

Opens on July 25

The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve.  For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats.  Screening will begin promptly at midnight.

Director: Med Hondo Run Time: 116 min. Release Year: 1979 Language: French

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

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.

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