Black Hands: Trial of the Arsonist Slave

Black Hands: Trial of the Arsonist Slave 2010 Released

Directed by Ayana O'Shun

Documentary, Drama · 52 min

 

Black Hands: Trial of the Arsonist Slave 2010 Released

Directed by Ayana O'Shun

Documentary, Drama · 52 min

 

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?

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?

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RUNTIME
N/A min
RELEASED
Aug 31, 2010
COUNTRY
CA
LANGUAGE
FR
SPOKEN
French
BUDGET
N/A
REVENUE
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