[2][3] First part: "The Flight of the Eagle" A slave deemed too old and not productive enough by his owner, Toussaint 's father was thrown into the waters of Cap-Français, under the eyes of his own son, then only 8 years old.

As an adult, Toussaint ( Jimmy Jean-Louis ) is employed on the Bréda estate by Bayon de Libertat ( Philippe Caroit ), who teaches him to read and write.

Second part: "The Battle of the Eagles" On the eve of the Revolution of 1789, Toussaint Louverture prepares Saint Domingue to free itself from its chains, imposed by French Colonization.

Strong in character, steeped in democratic convictions, and then imbued with the brand new values and benefits of the nascent Republic, he allied himself with France after having fought alongside the Spaniards, the English and having refused the Alliance with the States of 'America.

After the betrayal of the Consul Bonaparte ( Thomas Langmann ), crowned since emperor in December 1804, Santo Domingo takes the name of Haiti, because Toussaint, at the cost of his life, will have made his country the first Independent Negro State from which slavery is finally banished.