Black Hands: Trial of the Arsonist Slave
2010•52m•Released
DocumentaryDrama
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?
Director
Ayana O'Shun
Writer
Ayana O'Shun, Bianca Bellange
Languages
French
Studio
Bel Ange Moon Productions
Cast
Ayana O'Shun
Angelique
Franck Sylvestre
Nicolas Germain-Marchand
Sonia Gadbois
Sounia Balha
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