
The Price of Sugar (Hoe Duur was de Suiker)
Jean van de Velde, The Netherlands, 2013, 121 min, in Dutch with English Subtitles, Canadian Premiere Opening film, Nederlands Film Festival 2013 2013 marked the 150th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the former Dutch colony of Suriname. Jean van de Velde’s 18th Century Suriname drama The Price of Sugar tells the compelling story...