France TV Distribution, the sales arm of French public broadcaster France Télévisions, has boarded the period slave drama “Unchained,” which it is launching internationally at this year’s Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Le Havre.
“Unchained” is set in 1806 on Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean, where, in the wake of a deadly cyclone, Charles Bellevue’s plantation lies in ruins.
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Bankrupted, he’s forced to sell his lands and slaves, who fear being torn apart. Among them, Isaac refuses to accept his fate. He’s just discovered that Charles Bellevue is not merely his master but also his father.
Fueled by rage and an
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