Sugar Cane Alley
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...
Directed by Euzhan Palcy · Written by Euzhan Palcy
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- Garry Cadenat Jose
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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
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Serge Abattucci - Samuel Abraham Un enfant de la rue Cases Nègres
Make it a double feature
4h 28m together
Sugar Cane Alley
Aimé Césaire: A Voice for History
Both from Euzhan Palcy.






