• Director(s):

    DIVERS

  • Producer(s):

    SYSTEM TV, ARTE FRANCE

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2013

  • Language(s):

    German, French

  • Rights:

    TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD

A former post of La Compagnie des Indes in the 18th century, the island has only been inhabited since 1635. But it was colonised on a massive scale and coffee, vanilla and subsequently sugar cane was cultivated there.

The latest eruption of the Piton de la Fournaise in 2007 ravaged the forestland where one of the island’s emblematic plants is grown: vanilla. Today, attempts are being made to launch its production once again.