Black Hands: Trial of the Arsonist Slave (2010)
0h 52m | PG-13
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
Studio: Bel Ange Moon Productions
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Video: 720p
Cast
Ayana O'Shun
as Angelique
Franck Sylvestre
as
Nicolas Germain-Marchand
as
Sonia Gadbois
as
Sounia Balha
as