U.S. Premiere Tour : No Chains No Masters with Filmmaker in Person

No Chains No Masters (Ni Chaînes Ni Maîtres) by Simon Moutaïrou (98 mins, France, 2023)
Genre: Drama – Historical
In French and Wolof with English subtitles
Cast: Benoit Magimel, Camille Cottin, Anna Diakhere Thiandoum, Ibrahima Mbaye

Synopsis
1759, Mauritius. Under French colonial rule, enslaved laborers on sugar plantations live in constant fear. Sixteen-year-old Mati (Anna Diakhere Thiandoum) refuses to accept her fate, unlike her disillusioned father, Massamba (Ibrahima Mbaye). Desperate for freedom, she flees into the island’s wilderness, rumored to shelter runaway slaves. Her escape triggers a ruthless manhunt led by the brutal Madame La Victoire (Camille Cottin) and her sons, hired by the plantation owner (Benoît Magimel). Knowing the fate that awaits her if captured, Massamba breaks his chains and braves the treacherous jungle to find his daughter. Their journey becomes a fight for survival—and a final, irreversible break from the system that has bound them.

Simon Moutaïrou is a Franco-Beninese writer known for his work on Goliath and Black Box. No Chains No Masters marks his directorial debut and the first feature film about slavery in the French empire in 35 years.

New York, Chicago, East Lansing, Princeton

• New York City, NY – Monday, February 3rd, 2025 – 5:30 PM- 8:00 PM
  Columbia University Maison Française – More info here
  
  
• Chicago, IL – Tuesday, February 4th, 2025 – Noon & 4:30 PM
  University of Chicago – More info here
  
  
• East Lansing, MI – Wednesday, February 5th, 2025 – 5:30 PM & 8:00 PM
  Michigan State University – More info here
  
  
• Princeton, NJ – Friday, February 7th – 6:45 PM
  Princeton University – More info here
  

Disclaimer: Please be aware some of the content is emotionally charged and is sensitive in nature.