• Director(s):

    PIKTOROFF (Cédric)

  • Producer(s):

    ARTE FRANCE, LES FILMS D'ICI

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2025

  • Language(s):

    German, English, French

  • Rights:

    TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD

January 1, 1804, marks the end of slavery in Saint-Domingue, which became Haiti, thus separating its history from that of its colonial power, France. And this is what truly made American, French and global history: Haiti’s independence was won through a national liberation war, giving rise to the first Black state in the Americas. But freedom came at a brutal price - and the nation is still paying for it today…