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NI CHAÎNES NI MAÎTRES (NO CHAINS, NO MASTER)
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Completed - FRENCH, WOLOF - Historical - 97 minutes

Year of production : 2024

Director(s) : Simon MOUTAÏROU
Cast : Benoit MAGIMEL, Camille COTTIN, Ibrahima MBAYE, Anna THIANDOUM, Vassilli SCHNEIDER, Felix LEFEBVRE, Lancelot COURCIERAS

Producer(s) : Hugo SELIGNAC (CHI-FOU-MI PRODUCTIONS)

Synopsis

1759, Mau­ri­tius Island, Indi­an Ocean. Mas­sam­ba and Mati, slaves on Eugène Larcenet’s plan­ta­tion, live in fear while toil­ing in the sug­ar cane fields. Unlike her dis­il­lu­sioned father Mas­sam­ba, Mati refus­es to keep her head down and accept her fate. One night, she flees from the plan­ta­tion. As the plan­ta­tion own­er hires the mer­ci­less slave hunter Madame de la Vic­toire, Mas­sam­ba has no choice but to break his chains and set off on a des­per­ate search for her daugh­ter. As a relent­less hunt ensues in the island’s unfor­giv­ing jun­gle, the father and daugh­ter for­ev­er break away from the colo­nial order.

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Country(ies) : FRANCE

Festivals and Awards

Deauville 2024 (Fenêtre sur le cinéma)
Prix Lumières 2025


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