Black Hands: Trial of the Arsonist Slave (2010)
52m
Running Time
August 31, 2010Release Date
Black Hands: Trial of the Arsonist Slave (2010)
52m
Running Time
August 31, 2010Release Date

Plot.
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?
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Cast & Crew.

Ayana O'Shun
Angelique / Writer / Director

Franck Sylvestre

Nicolas Germain-Marchand

Sonia Gadbois

Guillaume Cyr
Soldier Jean-Joseph Haugard

Sounia Balha

Daniel Desputeau
François Bérey des Essars

Bianca Bellange
Writer

Dmitri Marine
Composer

Philippe Lavalette
Cinematographer

Bruno Philip
Cinematographer

Babalou Hamelin
Editor
Details.
Release DateAugust 31, 2010
Original NameLes Mains Noires – Procès de l'Esclave Incendiaire
StatusReleased
Running Time52m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
woman director
montreal
slave
arsonist