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Director:
Claire Denis
Writers:
Claire Denis (writer)
Jean-Pol Fargeau (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
5 September 1990 (France) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Dah and Jocelyn come from Benin, Africa, to coach their rooster, "S'en fout la mort", for an illicit cock-fight in the basement of a restaurant. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
You know it's good if it's about cockfighting and you can't look away. more

Cast

  (in credits order)

Isaach De Bankolé ... Dah
Alex Descas ... Jocelyn
Solveig Dommartin ... Toni
Christopher Buchholz ... Michel
Jean-Claude Brialy ... Pierre Ardennes
Christa Lang ... Toni's mother
Gilbert Felmar ... TiEmile
Daniel Bellus ... Henri
François Oloa Biloa ... François
Pipo Sarguera ... Pipo
Alain Banicles ... Inspector
Valérie Monnet ... The girl
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Directed by
Claire Denis 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Claire Denis  writer
Jean-Pol Fargeau  writer

Produced by
Francis Boespflug .... producer
Philippe Carcassonne .... producer
 
Original Music by
Abdullah Ibrahim 
 
Cinematography by
Pascal Marti 
 
Film Editing by
Dominique Auvray 
 
Production Design by
Jean-Jacques Caziot 
 
Costume Design by
Elisabeth Tavernier 
 
Production Management
Brigitte Faure .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Olivier Coutard .... third assistant director
 
Sound Department
Alix Comte .... sound
Jean-Paul Mugel .... sound
 
Editorial Department
Jean Dubreuil .... assistant editor
 
Other crew
Gilles Sacuto .... location manager
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
No Fear, No Die
Scheiß auf den Tod (Germany)
Tödliches Ritual (Germany) (TV title)
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Runtime:
90 min
Country:
France | West Germany
Language:
French
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Iceland:L | Finland:K-14
Filming Locations:
Formule 1 Rungis Orly, Rungis, Val-de-Marne, France more
Company:
Cinéa more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
You know it's good if it's about cockfighting and you can't look away., 19 March 2000
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Author: meninas from New York City

The movie starts with a Chester Himes quote--a big clue to its atmosphere. Both gritty and haunting, the story concerns illegal cockfighting in France (minimal carnage), with a lot of overlaid metaphor. "Cock, man, same thing." This is a typically slow, thoughtful Claire Denis film (does any woman take on more masculine subjects?). Everything is played under the surface; in fact, the images and montage are so strong, it might as well be silent. Key motivations are implicit, not explicit. Alex Descas, as the Caribbean cock-trainer, is the soul of the movie, as a man fatally in love with another man's wife.

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