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20/11/1989 Comedy, Drama 1h 45m
63
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Overview

Events in an idyllic African village are shown in detail in the period just before logging trucks come in and cut down the forest around the villagers, forcing them to move into the wretched shantytowns that surround major cities throughout the undeveloped world. Despite the familiar premise, this surprisingly unsentimental film by Georgian director Otar Ioselliani has several things going for it, beginning with the cinematography and including the natural and unaffected (non-professional) performances of the villagers.

  1. Otar Ioseliani

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Sigalon Sagna

    Badinia

  2. Saly Badji

    Okonoro

  3. Binta Cissé

    Mzezve

  4. Marie-Christine Dieme

    Lazra

  5. Fatou Seydi

    Kotoko

  6. Alpha Sane

    Yere

  7. Abdou Sane

    Bouloude

  8. Souleimane Sagna

    Soutoura

  9. Marie-Solange Badiane

    Djou

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Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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