

Alternating interview segments, shots of Martinique landscapes and scenes from Aimé Césaire's play La Tragédie du roi Christophe (1963), Sarah Maldoror portrays her friend as a politician, a poet, and a founder of the Négritude movement.

Aimé Césaire
Self
Lead
Sarah Maldoror
Self

Douta Seck
Roi Christophe
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