Toussaint Louverture (film)
Toussaint Louverture is a 2012 French film written and directed by Philippe Niang. It stars Jimmy Jean-Louis, Aïssa Maïga and Sonia Rolland and is based on the life of Toussaint Louverture.
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| Directed by | Philippe Niang |
| Written by | Philippe Niang |
| Starring | Jimmy Jean-Louis Aïssa Maïga Sonia Rolland |
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| Distributed by | France 2 |
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| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The film premiered at the 2012 Festival de Luchon.[1] It won the Best Diaspora Feature award at the 8th Africa Movie Academy Awards.[2][3]
Cast
- Jimmy Jean-Louis as Toussaint Louverture
- Aïssa Maïga as Suzanne
- Arthur Jugnot as Pasquier
- Pierre Cassignard as général de division Étienne Maynaud de Bizefranc de Laveaux
- Éric Viellard as Léger-Félicité Sonthonax
- Magloire Delcros-Varaud as Mars Plaisir
- Féodor Atkine as général de division Marie-François Auguste de Caffarelli du Falga
- Ruddy Sylaire as Georges Biassou
- Giovanni Grangerac as Infant Hyacinthe Moïse
- Yann Ebonge as Hyacinthe Moïse
- Thierry Desroses as Henri Christophe
- Hubert Koundé as Jean-Jacques Dessalines
- Philippe Caroit as Bayon
- Sonia Rolland as Marie-Eugénie Sonthonax
- Stany Coppet as Brigadier general André Rigaud
- Virginie Desarnauts as Catherine Delambre
- Alex Martin as Mulatto officer
- Mabô Kouyaté as Placide
- Joffrey Platel as général de division Charles Leclerc
- Xavier Lemaître as Marquis d'Hermona
- Thomas Langmann as Napoleon
- Valérie Mairesse as Mother Coulinge
- Jessica Geneus as Vertueuse
References
- http://web.ac-toulouse.fr/automne_modules_files/pnews/public/r18254_8_grilles_projections_fest.luchon_2012-1.pdf
- "Happy as a Slave: The Toussaint Louverture miniseries". h-france.net. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- "Pan African Film Festival: Toussaint Louverture". paff.org. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
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