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Critics rate it 27 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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...
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 27 points higher than audiences do.
36 audience votes
Key crew
- Euzhan PalcyDirector
- Groupe MalavoiOriginal Music Composer
- Euzhan PalcyScreenplay
Cast
- Garry CadenatJose
- Darling LégitimusM'Man Tine
- Douta SeckMedouze
- Joby BarnabéMonsieur Saint-Louis
- Francisco CharlesLe Géreur
- Marie-Ange FarotMadame Saint Louis
- Marie-Jo DescasLa mère de Léopold
- Henri MelonMonsieur Roc - l'instituteur
- Eugène MonaDouze Orteils
- Joël PalcyCarmen
- Serge AbattucciCast
- Samuel AbrahamUn enfant de la rue Cases Nègres
Stills
Themes
povertymartiniquegrandmotherwoman director1930s