White Material
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Claire Denis
Isabelle Huppert
Nicolas Duvauchelle
Isaach Debankolt
William Nadylam
Christopher Lambert
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Taking place in an unnamed African country torn by a rebellion, Maria, a fierce and fearless white woman, refuses to abandon her coffee crops and to acknowledge the danger to which she is exposing her family. For her, to leave is to surrender: a sign of weakness, of cowardice. On this plantation which has already supported three generations of whites, Andre--her ex-husband and father of their teenage son--is afraid of her blind, stubborn pride. Without her knowing, he resolves to arrange the family's escape, their return to France. Coffee no longer means anything to him. He has married again, a young African woman, with whom he has a son and for them, he will stop at nothing.
Director
Claire Denis
Cast
Isabelle Huppert
Nicolas Duvauchelle
Isaach Debankolt
William Nadylam
Christopher Lambert
Adèle Ado
Ali Bacha Barkai
Daniel Tchangang
Michel Subor
Crew
Saint Père Abiassi
Yves Cape
Pascal Caucheteux
Claire Denis
Guy Lecorne
Jean-paul Mugel
Marie Ndiaye
Judy Shrewsbury
Stuart A. Staples
Christophe Vingtrinier
Christophe Winding
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2009
Released in United States September 2009
Released in United States October 2009
Released in United States 2010
Released in United States June 2010
Shown at New York Film Festival September 25-October 11, 2009.
Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Competition) September 2-12, 2009.
Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 8-16, 2009.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Spectrum) January 27-February 7, 2010.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (World Cinema) April 22-May 6, 2010.
Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (Summer Showcase) June 17-27, 2010.
Limited Release in United States Fall November 19, 2010 (New York City)
Released in United States 2009 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 25-October 11, 2009.)
Released in United States September 2009 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Competition) September 2-12, 2009.)
Released in United States October 2009 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 8-16, 2009.)
Released in United States 2010 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Spectrum) January 27-February 7, 2010. )
Released in United States 2010 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (World Cinema) April 22-May 6, 2010.)
Released in United States June 2010 (Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (Summer Showcase) June 17-27, 2010.)
Limited Release in United States Fall November 19, 2010
