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“In the African heat, one woman stands alone”
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.
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Cast
9 people
Isabelle Huppert
Maria Vial
Known for
Elle
The Piano Teacher
Christopher Lambert
André Vial
Known for
Highlander
Fortress
Nicolas Duvauchelle
Manuel Vial
Known for
Lost Bullet
Polisse
Isaach de Bankolé
Boxer
Known for
Casino Royale
Black Panther
William Nadylam
Chérif
Known for
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Kirikou and the Sorceress
Michel Subor
Henri Vial
Known for
Beau Travail
Le Petit Soldat
Adèle Ado
Lucie
Known for
35 Shots of Rum
Ali Barkai
Jeep
Also in
Dry Season
Thomas Dumerchez
Also in
Three Dancing Slaves
After Him
Claire Denis Director · Marie N'Diaye Screenplay Stuart A. Staples Composer
Worldwide gross $1.9M · Budget $6.3M · United States release November 19, 2010
Box office
Budget
$6,300,000
Worldwide gross
$1,900,000
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Why Not Productions
Production
Wild Bunch
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
Les Films Terre Africaine
Production
Cinémage 2
Production
Sofica UGC 1
Production
IFC Films
Studio
France · Cameroon
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Italy · September 6, 2009
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
France · March 24, 2010
Theatrical
United States · November 19, 2010
Theatrical
United States
October 9, 2009 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
Brazil
September 25, 2009 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Canada
September 15, 2009 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France
September 29, 2010 · Physical
Greece
February 29, 2012 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
July 2, 2010 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 28, 2010 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
Norway
November 20, 2009 · Premiere · Oslo International Film Festival
South Korea
October 10, 2009 · Premiere · Pusan International Film Festival
Sweden
January 30, 2010 · Premiere · Göteborg International Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 19, 2009 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
July 2, 2010 · Theatrical
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