No Chains No Masters
An audiovisual, sensory, and emotional experience, culminating in its stunning final scene—an overwhelming cinematic moment.
-- CinemaTeaser
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No Chains No Masters
In 1759, the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean is under French colonial rule. The enslaved population working on the sugar cane plantations live in constant fear. Among them, 16-year-old Mati (Anna Diakhere Thiandoum) refuses to accept her fate. Unlike her father Massamba (Ibrahima Mbaye), who has grown disillusioned by years of oppression, Mati dreams of freedom and a life beyond the plantation. One night, desperate to flee the violence of her captors, Mati finds refuge in a remote part of the island rumored to be home to a community of runaway slaves. Her escape triggers a ruthless pursuit. The plantation owner (Benoìt Magimel) hires the merciless slave owner Madame La Victoire (Camille Cottin) and her sons to track her down.
Massamba realizes the brutal consequences awaiting her daughter if she gets captured. He has no choice but to break free from his chains and embark on a perilous journey through the island’s dense jungle to find her. The father and daughter’s journey becomes a desperate fight for survival and a final, irreversible break from the colonial system that has defined their lives.
"No Chains No Masters is first and foremost an audiovisual, sensory, and emotional experience, culminating in its stunning final scene—an overwhelming cinematic moment that visually portrays the unspeakable." -- CinemaTeaser
Massamba realizes the brutal consequences awaiting her daughter if she gets captured. He has no choice but to break free from his chains and embark on a perilous journey through the island’s dense jungle to find her. The father and daughter’s journey becomes a desperate fight for survival and a final, irreversible break from the colonial system that has defined their lives.
"No Chains No Masters is first and foremost an audiovisual, sensory, and emotional experience, culminating in its stunning final scene—an overwhelming cinematic moment that visually portrays the unspeakable." -- CinemaTeaser
Genre
Drama
Runtime
98
Language
French
Director
Simon Moutairou
Cast
Camille Cottin,
Ibrahima M’Baye,
Benoît Magimel,
Anna Diakhere Thiandoum
Opening at
Claremont 5 on Mar 19th
Newhall on Mar 19th
Glendale on Mar 19th
Town Center 5 on Mar 19th
Monica Film Center on Mar 19th
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