The Middle Passage

A realistic look at the horrors of the slave trade, told entirely through the voice of a dead African slave whose spirit haunts the ocean route.

Countries France , Martinique

Production Countries France , Martinique

Language French

Spoken Languages English , French

Gneres Drama , History

Production Companies R.F.O. , Les Films du Dorlis

Release Date 9 September 2000

78 mins

Cast

Djimon Hounsou Narrator (voice - U.S. Version)

Maka Kotto Narrator (voice)

Crew

Director

Guy Deslauriers

Writers

Claude Chonville

Patrick Chamoiseau

Producers

Yasmina Hou-You-Fat

Shelby Stone

Cinematography

Jacques Boumendil

Composer

Amos Coulanges

Editor

Aïlo Auguste-Judith

Production Design

Roland Fruytier

Sound

Joël Rangon

Emmanuel Soland

Casting

Jeff Florentiny

Assistant Director

Cyril de Virginy