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Bitter Tropics

2007 · 1 season

A heavy, slow-burning period drama that suffocates you with the cruelty of plantation life and the moral rot of its masters.

Created by
Myriam Cottias, Virginie Brac
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jean-Michel Martial, Jean-Claude Adelin, Aïssatou Thiam
Overview
In late 18th-century Martinique, a plantation owner, his irresponsible young aristocratic wife and his beautiful black mistress are drawn into a spiral of violence that reflects all the horror and inhumanity of the perverse relations between masters and slaves.

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Created by
Myriam Cottias, Virginie Brac
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jean-Michel Martial, Jean-Claude Adelin, Aïssatou Thiam
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • power
    • class
    • race
    • violence
    • betrayal
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex strong
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror3
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension7
    Darkness8
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Myriam Cottias, Virginie Brac
    Written by
    Virginie Brac, Myriam Cottias
    Starring
    Jean-Michel Martial, Jean-Claude Adelin, Aïssatou Thiam, Fatou N'Diaye, Annabelle Hettmann, Jacky Ido, Nicolas Herman, Léa Bosco
    Length
    1 seasons, 6 episodes, 52 min each
    Network
    France 3
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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