The Black Beach
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An exhausted militant wants to take a break from the incessant frenzy surrounding him. His country’s dictatorship is on its last legs and chaos reigns. His wife Sylvie leaves their country for France. She writes about the new democracy struggling to be born back home. His daughter Joyce must hide out in the deserted childhood home in the solitude and infinity of the Black Beach. Several adversaries – the militia of a hazy regime in his native land and the Paris police – wage a strange game of chess in which he is the pawn. Threats abound and he’s haunted by his past, his fears, dead friends. He has three allies: his wife, his daughter, and an old girlfriend from his fighting days.
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Cast
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Jerzy Radziwiłowicz
A.
Known for
Man of Iron
Aftermath
Dominique Blanc
Sylvie
Known for
A Cat in Paris
The Most Precious of Cargoes
Jade Fortineau
Joyce
Also in
Ransom
Seul le sable reste
Teresa Budzisz-Krzyżanowska
Emma
Also in
Three Colors: White
Pedestrian Subway
Ignacy Gogolewski
Sider
Also in
Soldiers of Freedom
The Peasants
Roger Jendly
Gilles
Known for
Spy, Stand Up
Every Man for Himself
Armen Godel
Communication manager
Known for
The Chorus
Jacek Borkowski
Teacher
Known for
Blind Chance
Faustina: Love and Mercy
Nathalie Eno
The Shökor woman
Also in
The Churchmen
Alors voilà,
Michel Piccoli Director · Ludivine Clerc Writer François Maspero Story
First release April 8, 2001 · Produced in Poland, France, Switzerland · Production Heritage Films
Production
Telewizja Polska
Production
Heritage Films
Production
Poland · France · Switzerland
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La Plage noire
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · April 8, 2001
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No release date listed for United States.
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