No Chains, No Masters
6.2
1759, Mauritius Island, Indian Ocean. The island is controlled by French settlers and the deported slave population live in fear while toiling in the sugar cane plantations. Unlike her disillusioned father Massamba, 16-year-old Mati refuses to keep her head down and accept her fate.
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Cast
38 people
Ibrahima Mbaye
Massamba
Known for
Atlantics
Anna Thiandoum
Mati
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Camille Cottin
Madame La Victoire
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Killing Eve
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Benoît Magimel
Eugène Larcenet
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Barbe Blanche
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Divines
Dheepan
Félix Lefebvre
Honoré Larcenet
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Summer of 85
Hearts on Fire
Swala Emati
Mame Nguesso
Known for
The Five Devils
Vassili Schneider
Baptiste
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
Ad Vitam
Bamar Kane
Gaoussou
Known for
Eric
Father & Soldier
Lancelot Courcieras
Joseph
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Species
Lazare Minoungou
Rado
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Marc Barbé
René Magon de La Villebague
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Simon Moutaïrou Director · Hassam Ghancy Writer Amine Bouhafa Composer
First release September 8, 2024 · Produced in France · Languages French, Wolof
Production
Chi-Fou-Mi Productions
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
Les autres films
Production
StudioCanal
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France
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Original title
Ni Chaînes Ni Maîtres
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Wolof
Release dates
France · September 8, 2024
Premiere · Deauville Film Festival
France · September 18, 2024
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
March 4, 2025 · Premiere · French Film Festival
France
April 15, 2025 · TV · Canal+
Netherlands
November 21, 2024 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 9, 2025 · Theatrical
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