Underplayed Gems

La Côte des Esclaves (1994)

La Côte des Esclaves poster
Country
France
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How it feels

This French documentary explores how the slave trade was organized in the kingdoms of what is now Benin. It also looks at traces of slavery in modern Beninese society.

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What happens

La Côte des Esclaves est un film documentaire français d'Elio Suhamy réalisé en 1994 pour la chaîne franco-allemande Arte. Le film décrit l'organisation de la traite des Noirs dans les royaumes du territoire de l'actuelle République du Bénin (la côte des Esclaves) et enquête sur les traces de l'esclavage ancien dans la société béninoise contemporaine. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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