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The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire
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The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire

Jan 30, 2024
1h 15m
★ 0.0

Overview

An actress, three months post-partum, reads through fragments of the archive of Suzanne Césaire as she prepares to perform excerpts of the writer's work.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Madame Negritude

Cast

Zita Hanrot

Suzanne Césaire

Zita Hanrot

Motell Gyn Foster

Motell Gyn Foster

Josué Gutierrez

Josué Gutierrez

Reese Antoinette

Renee

Reese Antoinette

Melisa Lopez

Nanny

Melisa Lopez

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