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Sucre amer (1963)

Sucre amer poster
Directed by
Yann Le Masson
Genre
documentary film
Country
France
Runtime
24 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film documents the lives of people on Reunion Island in 1963. It shows their daily work and routines in a French overseas department.

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What happens

Sucre amer est un film documentaire français tourné en 1963 par Yann Le Masson sur l'île de La Réunion, département d'outre-mer dans le Sud-Ouest de l'océan Indien. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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