Amidst turmoil and racial conflict in a Francophone African state, a white French woman fights for her coffee crop, her family and ultimately for her life.
Director:
Claire Denis
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Cast
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| Isabelle Huppert | ... | Maria Vial | |
| Christopher Lambert | ... | André Vial (as Christophe Lambert) | |
| Nicolas Duvauchelle | ... | Manuel Vial | |
| William Nadylam | ... | Chérif, le maire | |
| Michel Subor | ... | Henri Vial, le propriétaire | |
| Isaach De Bankolé | ... | Le Boxeur | |
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Adèle Ado | ... | Lucie, la femme d'André |
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Ali Barkai | ... | Jeep, le chef des enfants rebelles |
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Patrice Eya | ||
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Mama Njouam | ||
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Thomas Dumerchez | ||
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Christine-Ange Tatah | ||
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Denis revisits Africa, this time exploring a place rife with civil and racial conflict. A white French family outlawed in its home and attempting to save its coffee plantation connects with a black hero also embroiled in the tumult. All try to survive as their world rapidly crumbles around them Written by Pusan International Film Festival
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FrenchRelease Date:
24 March 2010 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$34,613, 21 November 2010Gross USA:
$304,020Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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The scene where Maria goes into her son's bedroom to wake him up was written intentionally long, with numerous throwaway lines, so that it could be cut way down during editing. According to director Claire Denis, Isabelle Huppert's line readings were so precise and meaningful that they ended up not cutting a single word. See more »Goofs
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A story of a distressed woman willing to die and sacrifice her own family rather than giving up some acres of land somewhere in the middle of nowhere merely to prove (to none) that she is not afraid.
Isabelle Huppert provides as always an excellent and charming neurotic character. Her character is brave and determined but the whole objective of her determination makes no sense at all.
Overall, the script is pretty poor. It is not certain if the movie wants to talk about female neurosis, ignorant expatriates behavior, social revolution, oppressed against colonizers, black and white or simply tell the story of how someone can get blind by her own ego.
Nice photography of landscapes, some minutes of enjoying to see Huppert acting and absolutely nothing more.