Italy / Sep 06, 2009 / Venice Film Festival
In the African heat, one woman stands alone
1h 46min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
In the midst of a volatile regime change in a Francophone African state, Maria Vial is fighting to sustain her family’s coffee plantation. With rebels and the army struggling for control, French peacekeeping forces move out, warning the remaining white residents that they’re on their own. But Maria refuses to be driven off the land, even as tragedy looms.
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | White Material |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France, Cameroon |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Why Not Productions, Wild Bunch, France 3 Cinéma, Les Films Terre Africaine |
| Release date | 24 marzo 2010 |
| Executive producer | Martine Cassinelli, Bassek Ba Kobhio |
| Production | Pascal Caucheteux, Serge Hayat |
| Writer | Claire Denis, Marie N'Diaye, Lucie Borleteau |
| Casting | Nicolas Lublin, Narcisse Mbarga, Richard Rousseau, Antoine Carrard |
| Editing | Guy Lecorne, Sandie Bompar |
| Cinematography | Yves Cape, Maxime Cointe, Martin Levent, Stéphane Thiry |
| Assistant directors | Jean-Paul Allegre, Ana Laura Minetti, Gervais Djimeli Lekpa, Lucie Borleteau, Claire Denis, Zoé Zurstrassen |
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| Lighting | Bruno Verstraete |
| Camera operators | Yves Cape, Maxime Cointe, Martin Levent, Stéphane Thiry |
| Additional photography | Yves Cape, Maxime Cointe, Martin Levent, Stéphane Thiry |
| Production design | Abiassi Saint-Père, Eric Pech, Alain Veissier, Charlotte Bayle |
| Art direction | Alain Veissier, Eric Pech, Abiassi Saint-Père, Charlotte Bayle |
| Set decoration | Eric Pech, Abiassi Saint-Père, Alain Veissier, Charlotte Bayle |
| Visual effects | Elodie Glain |
| Music | Stuart A. Staples, David Boulter, Christophe Vingtrinier, Jean-Christophe Winding, Josefina Rodríguez, Jean-Alexandre Villemer, Jean-Paul Mugel, Lucy Wilkins |
| Sound | Christophe Vingtrinier, Jean-Christophe Winding, Josefina Rodríguez, Jean-Alexandre Villemer, Jean-Paul Mugel, Stuart A. Staples, David Boulter, Lucy Wilkins |
| Costume design | Judy Shrewsbury, Bernadette Beaudet, Claire Tong, Pierre Olivier Persin |
| Makeup | Bernadette Beaudet, Claire Tong, Judy Shrewsbury, Pierre Olivier Persin |
| Hairstyling | Bernadette Beaudet, Claire Tong, Judy Shrewsbury, Pierre Olivier Persin |
Release dates
Premiere
Canada / Sep 15, 2009 / Toronto International Film Festival
Brazil / Sep 25, 2009 / Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
United States / Oct 09, 2009 / New York Film Festival
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South Korea / Oct 10, 2009 / Pusan International Film Festival
United Kingdom / Oct 19, 2009 / BFI London Film Festival
Norway / Nov 20, 2009 / Oslo International Film Festival
Netherlands / Jan 28, 2010 / International Film Festival Rotterdam
Sweden / Jan 30, 2010 / Göteborg International Film Festival
Theatrical release
France / Mar 24, 2010 / TP
Ireland / Jul 02, 2010
United Kingdom / Jul 02, 2010
United States / Nov 19, 2010
Physical media
France / Sep 29, 2010
Greece / Feb 29, 2012 / K15 / DVD
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