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Set during the final days of slavery in 19th century Jamaica, we follow the trials, tribulations and survival of plantation slave July and her odious mistress Caroline.
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00:00Born a slave in Jamaica.
00:02Look how adorable the little one is.
00:05Taken from my mama.
00:06You have a very easy life of it here.
00:08My missus call me Marguerite.
00:10Ow!
00:11But my true name be July.
00:13Slavery, that dreadful evil, will be finally abolished.
00:17They won't rise against us.
00:19We dance to more laughs.
00:21This be my story.
00:23This island of blaze.
00:25The Long Song.
00:30Stamatina mi son alzato.
00:33Oh, bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao, ciao.
00:38Stamatina mi son alzato.
00:41Y'ho trovato l'invasor.
00:46Partijan.

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