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Feature film — 2010

Black Hands: Trial of the Arsonist Slave (2010)

0.00h 52mDocumentary — Drama

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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Bel Ange Moon Productions

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Director: Ayana O'Shun

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Cast & crew

Ayana O'Shun as Angelique

Ayana O'Shun

Angelique

Franck Sylvestre as

Franck Sylvestre

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Nicolas Germain-Marchand

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Sonia Gadbois

Sounia Balha as

Sounia Balha

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