Adaptation of the Broadway musical. The story is set in the French Antilles in the Caribbean Sea and tells of a peasant girl who falls in love with an aristocrat. Against this backdrop, social class differences play out while the island gods wager a bet of what is stronger, love or death.
Where to watch
Not streaming anywhere
Not on any streaming service in United States, and not available to rent.
Your rating
Your review
Cast
2 people
Wanuri Kahiu Director · Jocelyn Bioh Screenplay Rosa Guy Author
Worldwide gross $1.4M · Budget $5.9M · Production Marc Platt Productions, D.C. Productions
Box office
Budget
$5,900,000
Worldwide gross
$1,440,000
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Walt Disney Pictures
Production
Marc Platt Productions
Production
D.C. Productions
Production
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
More from Wanuri Kahiu
Other films they directed, best known first.
If you liked Once on This Island
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
Some details come from TheTVDB.