Furcy
Furcy, né libre
In the early nineteenth century on Bourbon Island, a man named Furcy, living in slavery, discovers a letter that shatters his reality: he was born a free man. This revelation sparks a compelling, decades-long legal crusade. With the help of an abolitionist prosecutor, Furcy bravely challenges his master in a journey marked by imprisonment, exile, and relentless perseverance. Spanning nearly thirty years, his fight for justice leads to a landmark trial in Paris, chronicling the extraordinary true story of one of the rare individuals in French history to legally secure his freedom before the abolition of slavery.
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Currently playing in the Netherlands in: Amsterdam, Den Bosch, Zevenaar. View all showtimes at cinemas like Cinema The Pulse, De Balie, Filmhuis Zevenaar, Verkadefabriek.
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