1971 exploitation cinema tries to get 'serious' about slavery. It goes exactly how you'd expect.
A story of love, lust, violence and murder on a sadistic southern plantation during the slave era.
Production
New Orleans location shooting on exploitation budget
Costume
Period accuracy vs. budget limitations: a battle
Director
Jack Weis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of the 1970s 'blaxploitation-adjacent' wave where white producers used Black trauma for shock value while claiming social relevance.
Director Jack Weis made this between his two Mardi Gras documentary films; the New Orleans location was genuine but the plantation scenes were shot on minimal sets.
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