Oh, Sun (Soleil O) 52 years old

The film Soleil Ô, shot over four years with a very low budget, tells the story of a black immigrant who makes his way to Paris in search of “his Gaul ancestors”. This manifesto denounces a new form of slavery: The immigrants desperately seek work, a place to live, but find themselves face to face with indifference, rejection, humiliation…until the final call for uprising. “Soleil Ô” is the title of a West Indian song that tells of the pain of the black people from Dahomey (now Benin) who were taken to the Caribbean as slaves.

Credits

Armand Meffre as

Bernard Fresson as

Robert Liensol as

Gilles Ségal as

Greg Germain as

Yane Barry as

Oh, Sun Cast

Name	Character
Armand Meffre He was 43, 79 years old when he died
Bernard Fresson He was 41, 71 years old when he died
Robert Liensol He was 50, 88 years old when he died
Gilles Ségal He was 44, 85 years old when he died
Greg Germain He was 25, now 77 years old
Yane Barry She was 36, 73 years old when she died

Oh, Sun Crew

Name	Department
François Catonné as Director of Photography. He was 28 (now 80) years old	Camera
Med Hondo as Director. He was 30 (82) years old when He died	Directing
Med Hondo as Writer. He was 30 (82) years old when He died	Writing

Oh, Sun (52 years)

Release day: Thursday, January 04, 1973
Runtime: 103 minutes