Death in Paradise follows a skilled detective who is sent to a beautiful Caribbean island to solve murder cases. With stunning beaches and a colorful local community, he must navigate his way through the island's secrets and uncover the truth behind each crime.
In the 60s, the Government encourages Islanders to leave the French West Indies to escape poverty that results from the closure of sugar mills. Lured by the idea of a "dream country", they find life in Europe is not what they had imagined.
When a woman becomes involved with a charming and dangerous man, she finds herself caught in a web of deceit, blackmail, and violence. As she tries to escape his clutches, she must navigate the treacherous world of money laundering, fake funerals, and a Colombian drug cartel.
Case départ is a comedy film that follows the story of two black brothers who accidentally travel back in time to the era of slavery. They must find a way to survive and escape while facing the challenges and racism of the past.
In the 19th-century Caribbean, a foreign military adviser becomes involved in the struggle for independence against British colonialism on a fictional island. As the rebellion intensifies, the protagonist navigates through various challenges, including political betrayals, street shootouts, and battles for power.
Marquis Sévéro, a rich, lazy Parisian, wants to divorce his wife so that he can marry his own goddaughter Denise. But Denise herself loves André Berval, an engineer employed by the marquis. Filled with jealousy, the marquis sends André to the Antilles, to prospect some land he has just acquired. He promises André that he can marry Denise if he is successful in the tropics, but he then writes to Alvarez, his manager at the site, asking him to prevent André from ever returning to France. The brutal Alvarez forms an instant hatred for André when the engineer breaks up Alvarez's attempt to rape Papitou, a beautiful native girl. Papitou becomes devoted to André, and protects him against Alvarez's schemes. But she faces a crisis herself when she learns that André plans to marry Denise.
Corruption threatens to move into a heretofore idyllic village in this comedy-drama. Hector St. Rose is the mayor of a seaside community in the Antilles Islands, a French-controlled territory in the West Indies. Hector has long been determined not to sacrifice the well-being of his constituents in order to make the village more attractive to tourists, which has made him popular with his citizens, but not so much so with outside developers.
Sugar Cane Alley is a poignant and heartfelt movie that takes place in a small French Caribbean village during the 1930s. It tells the story of a young boy named Jose, who is raised by his grandmother and struggles to overcome the challenges of poverty and exploitation on a sugar cane plantation. Through his determination and resilience, Jose navigates a world filled with hardship, racial tensions, and limited opportunities. Along the way, he experiences the power of education, friendship, and the strength of his community. This autobiographical film explores themes of inequality, resilience, and the pursuit of a better life.
Sucre Amer tells the story of a unique court case in which an event from the past is judged by a court of history. Major figures from history are brought together in the present to re-examine the "Ignace case", about a legendary figure in the history of Guadeloupe who fought against the armies of Napoleon Bonaparte to preserve his freedom. A hero despite himself, Ignace's life and struggle were subsequently consigned to oblivion by his enemies. His treatment has left a bittersweet taste in the mouths of the people of Guadeloupe.
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