1759, Mauritius Island, Indian Ocean. The island is controlled by French settlers and the deported slave population live in fear while toiling in the sugar cane plantations. Unlike her disillusioned father Massamba, 16-year-old Mati refuses to keep her head down and accept her fate.

• Chi-Fou-Mi Productions
• France 2 Cinéma
• Ibrahima Mbaye
• Anna Thiandoum
• Camille Cottin
• Benoît Magimel
• Bass Dhem
• Félix Lefebvre
• Swala Emati
• Vassili Schneider