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Sugar Cane Alley(1983)
Status: Released
Date: 1983-09-21
67%
35 Votes
Time: 1h 43m
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...
Languages: French.
Countries:
France,
Martinique
ProductionCompanies:
NEF Diffusion
SU.MA.FA.
Orca Productions
Movie: Sugar Cane Alley
Top 10 Billed Cast
Darling Légitimus
M'Man Tine
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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...
Release Date
1983-09-21
Average
6.7
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