Ouvertures

5.0

2019

2h 20m

HD

Documentary

Reflecting on the legacy of Haitian revolutionary Toussaint L’Ouverture, "Ouvertures" follows a collective’s process of translating Édouard Glissant’s play Monsieur Toussaint from French to Creole.

Top Cast

M

Mackenson Bijou

R

Rossi Jacques Casimir

D

Dieuvela Cherestal

J

James Desiris

J

James Fleurissaint

L

Louis Henderson

L

Léonard Jean Baptiste

C

Cynthia Maignan

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