Runtime: 105 min
Average vote: 6.077
Release date: 1989-11-20
Director: Otar Iosseliani
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.
Sigalon Sagna
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Badinia
Saly Badji
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Okonoro
Binta Cissé
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Mzezve
Marie-Christin...
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Lazra
Fatou Seydi
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Kotoko
Alpha Sane
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Yere
Abdou Sane
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Bouloude
Souleimane Sag...
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Soutoura
Marie-Solange ...
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Djou
Moussa Sagna
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Lade
Ouissman Vieux...
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Gagou
Salif Kambo Sa...
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Noukoume
Fatou Mounko S...
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Femme de Yere
Oswalda Olivera
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Sedou
Bouba Sagna
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Chatoutou