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The Count de Rochant, a ruined nobleman, arrives in Martinique to serve as Intendant to the Kingdom of France. He has brought his family, including his daughter, Olympe, who is engaged to marry Théophile Bonaventure, a former soldier, who has become one of the richest man in the island. Olympe dreams of the noble savages she would tame to turn her salon in the main attraction of colonial society. But she is soon brought down to earth by realities. Théophile married her for her money; he enjoys exerting his sexual authority over the women slaves of the plantation. Olympe fiercely resists the growing influence of Adele, a young slave who uses her status as favorite to obtain her freedom. We follow 20 years in the overlapping lives of masters and slaves: some have come to seek their fortune, others fight to survive to win a bit of freedom.

France - 2006 - 6 x 52 min - Super 16 - Colour

Director Jean-Claude Flamand Barny Script Virginie Brac, Myriam Cottias Camera Claude Garnier Sound Eric Boisteau Editing Any Goirand Music Michaël Haustant Cast Fatou N'Diaye, Jean-Claude Adelin, Jean-Michel Martial, Léa Bosco, Aïssatou Thiam

Production Lizland Films, 132, rue du faubourg Saint Denis, 75010 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 4770 8307 Fax : +33 (0)1 4770 8781 E-mail : contact@lizlandfilms.com with the  participation of France 3, Conseil Régional de Martinique, Union Européenne de Radio Télévision

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