Sugar Cane Alley
1983, French. Directed by Euzhan Palcy.
Martinique, in the early 1930s. Young José and his grandmother live in a small village. Nearly everyone works cutting cane and barely earning a living. The overseer can fine a worker for the smallest infraction. The way to advance is to do well in school. José studies hard and succeeds in an exam allowing him to attend school in the capital. With only a partial scholarship, the tuition is very costly. José and his grandmother move to Fort-de-France to make José's studies easier...
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Euzhan PalcyDirector
- Garry CadenatJose
- Darling LégitimusM'Man Tine
- Douta SeckMedouze
- Joby BarnabéMonsieur Saint-Louis
- Francisco CharlesLe Géreur
- Marie-Ange FarotMadame Saint Louis
- Marie-Jo DescasLa mère de Léopold
- Henri MelonMonsieur Roc - l'instituteur
- Eugène MonaDouze Orteils
- Joël PalcyCarmen
- Serge AbattucciCast
- Samuel AbrahamUn enfant de la rue Cases Nègres
Details
- Released
- 21 September 1983
- Original title
- Rue Cases-Nègres
- Country
- France, Martinique
- Written by
- Euzhan Palcy
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Sugar Cane Alley runs 103 minutes (1h 43m).
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Sugar Cane Alley isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 21 September 1983. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Sugar Cane Alley?
Sugar Cane Alley (1983) was directed by Euzhan Palcy and stars Garry Cadenat, Darling Légitimus, Douta Seck.