A realistic look at the horrors of the slave trade, told entirely through the voice of a dead African slave whose spirit haunts the ocean route.
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Guy Deslauriers Director · Patrick Chamoiseau Writer Claude Chonville Writer
United States release January 21, 2001 · Produced in France, Martinique · Languages English, French
Production
R.F.O.
Production
Les Films du Dorlis
Production
France · Martinique
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Original title
Passage du milieu
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Canada · September 9, 2000
Theatrical
United States · January 21, 2001
Sundance Film Festival
Czechia
April 1, 2005 · Febio Film Festival
France
February 14, 2001
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