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Once on This Island

Once on This Island

· 3h 9m

Director

Wanuri Kahiu

Overview

Adaptation of the Broadway musical. The story is set in the French Antilles in the Caribbean Sea and tells of a peasant girl who falls in love with an aristocrat. Against this backdrop, social class differences play out while the island gods wager a bet of what is stronger, love or death.

Cast of Once on This Island

About Once on This Island

What is Once on This Island about?

Adaptation of the Broadway musical. The story is set in the French Antilles in the Caribbean Sea and tells of a peasant girl who falls in love with an aristocrat. Against this backdrop, social class differences play out while the island gods wager a bet of what is stronger, love or death.

How long is Once on This Island?

Once on This Island runs 3 hours 9 minutes (189 minutes).

Who directed Once on This Island?

Once on This Island was directed by Wanuri Kahiu.

Who is in the cast of Once on This Island?

The cast of Once on This Island includes Joan Gardner (Gramda).

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