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L'État sauvage

L'État sauvage

(1978)

Overview

L'Etat Sauvage is based on the novel by Georges Conchon which won the highly esteemed Prix de Goncourt. The story chronicles the mindless racism of both the departing French colonial overlords and the emergent black Africans in a newly emerging African state. Laurence (Marie-Christine Barrault) suffers the outrage of her white acquaintances, including her former lover Gravenoir (Claude Brasseur) and her ex-husband Avit (Jacques Dutronc), for her affair with Patrice Doumbe (Doura Mane), an official in the new government. He in turn is ridiculed by his fellow cabinet ministers for stepping out with a white woman. The vilification escalates to such a point that Patrice is brutally murdered, and Laurence barely escapes the country alive, with the help of her ex-husband Avit.

Featured Crew

  1. Director : Francis Girod
  2. Producer : Francis Girod,Michel Piccoli
  3. Writer : Georges Conchon,Francis Girod
  4. Editor : Geneviève Winding
  5. Cast : Marie-Christine Barrault,Claude Brasseur,Jacques Dutronc,Doura Mané,Michel Piccoli,Baaron,Umban Gomez de Kset,Jean-Baptiste Tiémélé,Rüdiger Vogler,Peter Bachelier,Philippe Brizard,Pierre Walker,Marblum Jequier,Celia,Sidiki Bakaba,Isabelle Gautier,Akonio Dolo,Joseph Mono,Jacques Sereys,Assane Falle,Cheik Doukouré,Alphonse Beni,Lazare Kemmegne,Jean-Pierre Honoré

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Original TitleL'État sauvage

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1978-04-18

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 01h 52m

Production CompaniesStella Films,Gaumont,Films 66

Genres

  • Drama

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