The Price of Sugar

Two half sister, bound by slavery, divided by love

APPROPIATE

2013 / 120min.

Rating6.3

Genres

Drama

History

Synopsis

A story about two half-sisters life in the eighteenth century Suriname. There is Lynda, a white colonial and slave owner, and her slave Mini-Mini's. While Lynda is slowly embittered by the hard life in the colony, Mini-Mini gets a chance at her own happiness. The question is, if she dares to seize that chance, as this happiness is at the expense of her mistress and half sister?

Directors

Actors

Gaite Jansen

Anna Raadsveld

Neil Sandilands

Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing

Yannick van de Velde

Carel Nel

Bart Klever

Deirdre Wolhuter

Benja Bruijning

Kees Boot

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