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Black Shack Alley

Black Shack Alley

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1983-09-21

Languages:

French

Countries:

France, Martinique

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (635 Reviews)

Director:

Euzhan Palcy

Genres:

DramaHistory

Cast:

Writer:

Euzhan Palcy

Joseph Zobel (novel)

Fullplot:

Martinique, in the early 1930s. Young Josè 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. Josè 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. Josè and his grandmother move to Fort-de-France to make Josè's studies easier...

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