Cinéma « Ni chaînes, ni maîtres »

"Ni chaînes, ni maîtres", by Simon Moutaïrou with Ibrahima Mbaye Tchie, Camille Cottin, Anna Thiandoum - France 2024 - Running time: 1h38 min All audiences with warning

1759. Isle de France (present-day Mauritius). Massamba and Mati, slaves on Eugène Larcenet's plantation, live in fear and toil. He dreams of freeing his daughter, she of leaving the green hell of sugar cane. One night, she runs away. Madame La Victoire, a famous slave hunter, is hired to track her down. Massamba has no choice but to escape. With this act, he becomes a "marron", a fugitive who breaks forever with the colonial order.