Dragonard

Dragonard (1987)

Drama, History1 hour and 33 minutes
47%
User score

Forbidden Passions that could only be tamed by the dreaded Dragonard.

Description

In 1747, a handsome but rebellious Scotsman named Richard Abdee is auctioned off as a slave on a Caribbean island controlled by French and British sugar-planters. When caught having sex with his owner's wife, Abdee is given 100 lashes with the dreaded "dragonard" whip. This sentence is meant to be fatal but Abdee survives and later joins in a slave revolt which puts an end to the island's era of savage whippings.

Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

Revenue

Keywords
adulterybased on novel or bookjamaicaslaverysouth africapunishmentsexploitationcapital punishmentbeefcakecaribbean seawhippingwhipping a slavesugarcane