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Sugar Cane Alley

1983·1h 43m·PG
DramaHistory
IMDb Rating
★ 7.3/10
1,122 votes

Set in 1931, Sugar Cane Alley paints a rich impasto of native life under French colonial rules, filtered through the coming-of-age of a bright, sweetly opportunistic boy.

Sugar Cane Alley is a 1983 drama history movie directed by Euzhan Palcy, starring Garry Cadenat, Darling Légitimus, Joby Bernabé. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.3/10 from 1,122 votes and runs 1h 43m.

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Director
Euzhan Palcy
Stars
Garry Cadenat
Darling Légitimus
Joby Bernabé
Douta Seck
Details
1983-09-21
103 min
Movie
PG
★ France, Martinique
★ French
Keywords
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