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The Scythe and the Hammer

Shot during the cane workers' strikes in 1975, this first authentically West Indian film bluntly depicts Guadeloupe as it was, thirty years after departmentalization.

Release DateJanuary 3, 1975
StatusReleased
Original TitleLa machette et le marteau
Runtime1h 10min
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LanguageCree, French
Original LanguageFrench
Production CountriesFrance, Guadaloupe
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