Movie·1983·1h 43m
Sugar Cane Alley
Country
France
Language
French
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// overview
The Story
Original title: Rue cases-nègres
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...
Producer
Jean-Luc Ormières
Cinematography
Dominique Chapuis
Music
Groupe Malavoi
Editor
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Where to watch
Region: BE
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// cast
Cast
Garry Cadenat
Jose
Darling Légitimus
M'Man Tine
Douta Seck
Medouze
Joby Barnabé
Monsieur Saint-Louis
Francisco Charles
Le Géreur
Marie-Ange Farot
Madame Saint Louis
Marie-Jo Descas
La mère de Léopold
Henri Melon
Monsieur Roc - l'instituteur
Eugène Mona
Douze Orteils
Joël Palcy
Carmen
Serge Abattucci
Samuel Abraham
Un enfant de la rue Cases Nègres
Albert Adea
Jose Aloha
Dominique Arfi
Le patronne de Carmen
Dorothee Audibert
Emmanuel Beaudi
Louis Luc Bernex
// crew
Crew
Euzhan Palcy
Writer, Director
Jean-Luc Ormières
Executive Producer
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Editor
Dominique Chapuis
Director of Photography
Groupe Malavoi
Original Music Composer
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