Adapted by the director, alongside Étienne Comar and Mohammed Aïssaoui, from the latter’s book L'Affaire de l'esclave Furcy, the movie will chart the legal battle of a slave from Reunion Island who tries to recover his freedom in the first half of the 19th century.The true story of Furcy, a slave in a French colony who was able to achieve legal emancipation prior to the definitive abolition of slavery.
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