Basic Info
Release: August 31, 2010
Runtime: 52 min
Status: Released
Videos
Les Mains Noires- Procès de l'esclave incendiaire (bande-annonce 90sec) www.mainsnoires.com (YouTube)
Black Hands: Trial of the Arsonist Slave
2010
52 min
Overview
Investigating slavery in Canada through the story of Marie-Josèphe Angélique, a Black slave accused of burning Montreal in 1734. After an epic trial, this untameable slave is tortured and sentenced to death. But was she really guilty of this crime or was she the victim of a bigger conspiracy? Why this voluntary amnesia about this unknown page of Canadian history?
Genres
Documentary
Drama
Production Countries
- Canada
Spoken Languages
- French fr
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Cast
Ayana O'Shun
Angelique
Franck Sylvestre
Nicolas Germain-Marchand
Sonia Gadbois
Sounia Balha
Crew
Ayana O'Shun
Writer
Ayana O'Shun
Director
Bianca Bellange
Writer
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