🎬 Drama, Family

Sugar Cane Alley

⭐ 6.8/10 1983 1h 43m Dir. Euzhan Palcy

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Martinique, in the early 1930s. Young José and his grandmother live in a small village. Nearly everyone works cutting cane and barely earning a living. The overseer can fine a worker for the smallest infraction. The way to advance is to do well in school. José studies hard and succeeds in an exam allowing him to attend school in the capital. With only a partial scholarship, the tuition is very costly. José and his grandmother move to Fort-de-France to make José's studies easier...

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6.8/10 36 votes

Quick facts

Year
1983
Runtime
1h 43m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.8/10
Votes
36
Genre
Drama, Family
Director
Language
FR

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎭 Family 🎬 Euzhan Palcy 👤 Garry Cadenat 👤 Darling Légitimus 👤 Douta Seck
poverty martinique grandmother woman director 1930s

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Sugar Cane Alley has a runtime of 1h 43m (1 hour and 43 minutes).
Sugar Cane Alley was directed by Euzhan Palcy and released in 1983.
Sugar Cane Alley is a Drama, Family film (1983).
The cast of Sugar Cane Alley includes Garry Cadenat, Darling Légitimus, Douta Seck, Joby Barnabé, Francisco Charles.
Sugar Cane Alley has a TMDB rating of 6.8/10 based on 36 votes.

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