L'État Sauvage (1978)
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L'Etat Sauvage is based on the novel by Georges Conchon which won the highly esteemed Prix de Goncourt. The story chronicles the mindless racism of both the departing French colonial overlords and the emergent black Africans in a newly emerging African state. Laurence (Marie-Christine Barrault)… More L'Etat Sauvage is based on the novel by Georges Conchon which won the highly esteemed Prix de Goncourt. The story chronicles the mindless racism of both the departing French colonial overlords and the emergent black Africans in a newly emerging African state. Laurence (Marie-Christine Barrault) suffers the outrage of her white acquaintances, including her former lover Gravenoir (Claude Brasseur) and her ex-husband Avit (Jacques Dutronc), for her affair with Patrice Doumbe (Doura Mane), an official in the new government. He in turn is ridiculed by his fellow cabinet ministers for stepping out with a white woman. The vilification escalates to such a point that Patrice is brutally murdered, and Laurence barely escapes the country alive, with the help of her ex-husband Avit. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Directed By
- Francis Girod
- Written By
- Francis Girod, Georges Conchon
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
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Cast
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Marie-Christine Barrault
as Laurence
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Jacques Dutronc
as Avit
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Michel Piccoli
as Orlaville
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Claude Brasseur
as Bravenoire
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Doura Mane
as Patrice Doumbe
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Rüdiger Vogler
as Tristan
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Baaron
as Modimbo
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Peter Bachelier
as Renard
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Sidiki Bakaba
as Cornac
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Alphonse Beni
as Minister One
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Philippe Brizard
as Paul
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Akonio Dolo
as Boy Elie
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Assane Falle
as Minister of Children's Affairs
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Marblum Jequier
as Minister's Wife
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Lazare Kenmegne
as Guard
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Joseph Mono
as Boy Raoul
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Jacques Sereys
as Prime Minister
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Jean-Baptiste Tiemele
as Gohanda
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Pierre Walker
as Swiss Minister
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Celia
as Irene
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Cheikh Doukouré
as Industrial Minister
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Umban U'kset
as Kotoko