L'avenir est ailleurs. The future is elsewhere

Description

In 1962, in the French Antilles, the people descending from the slave trade were still facing serious poverty. They started to demand a better situation. And at the same time, the French metropolis was lacking unqualified working force ... The "Bumidom " was created to solve both problems. For 20 years, this organism encouraged the young French Antilles people to come to the continent. It promised them a better future thanks to jobs like postman, cleaning lady, subway worker, etc. It also promised them a boat ticket, but a one-way ticket. 1962.

Runtime

84 minutes

Subjects

Geography

Genre

Database

Alexander Street

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