Martinique, in the early 1930s. Young José and his grandmother live in a small village. Nearly everyone works cutting cane and barely earning a living. The overseer can fine a worker for the smallest infraction. The way to advance is to do well in school. José studies hard and succeeds in an exam allowing him to attend school in the capital. With only a partial scholarship, the tuition is very costly. José and his grandmother move to Fort-de-France to make José's studies easier...
| Writing | Euzhan Palcy | Writer |
| Directing | Euzhan Palcy | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie-France Vassel | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Isabelle Filleul | Costume Design |
| Directing | Fred Runel | Assistant Director |
| Production | Jean-Luc Ormières | Executive Producer |
| Production | Christine Renaud | Production Manager |
| Editing | Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte | Editor |
| Writing | Joseph Zobel | Novel |
| Camera | Dominique Chapuis | Director of Photography |
| Art | Hoang Thanh At | Production Design |
| Sound | Yves Osmu | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Pierre Befve | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Francis Baldos | Sound |
| Sound | Pierre Excoffier | Sound |
| Sound | Dominique Roy | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mireille Leroy | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jacky Kretz | Foley |
| Sound | Jean-Louis Lebras | Foley |
| Crew | François Nadal | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Michel Commo | Sound Mixer |
