And Then There Was Light

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And Then There Was Light (1989)

Directed by Otar Iosseliani

Comedy, Drama · 1h 45m

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.

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Cast

S
Sigalon Sagna Badinia
S
Saly Badji Okonoro
B
Binta Cissé Mzezve
M
Marie-Christine Dieme Lazra
F
Fatou Seydi Kotoko
A
Alpha Sane Yere
A
Abdou Sane Bouloude
S
Souleimane Sagna Soutoura
M
Marie-Solange Badiane Djou
M
Moussa Sagna Lade
O
Ouissman Vieux Sagna Gagou
S
Salif Kambo Sagna Noukoume

Crew

Director
Otar Iosseliani
Screenplay
Otar Iosseliani
Editor
Ursula West, Marie-Agnès Blum, Otar Iosseliani
Producer
Alain Quefféléan

Details

Original title
Et la lumière fut
Release date
1989-11-20
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French
Countries
Italy, France, Germany
Production
CNC, Direkt-Film, La Sept, Les Films du Triangle, RAI