And Then There Was Light

And Then There Was Light (1989)

ComedyDrama

Events in an idyllic African village are shown in detail in the period just before logging trucks come in and cut down the forest around the villagers, forcing them to move into the wretched shantytowns that surround major cities throughout the undeveloped world. Despite the familiar premise, this surprisingly unsentimental film by Georgian director Otar Ioselliani has several things going for it, beginning with the cinematography and including the natural and unaffected (non-professional) performances of the villagers.

Director: Otar Iosseliani
Writer: Otar Iosseliani

Casts

	Sigalon Sagna as Badinia
	Saly Badji as Okonoro
	Binta Cissé as Mzezve
	Marie-Christine Dieme as Lazra
	Fatou Seydi as Kotoko
	Alpha Sane as Yere
	Abdou Sane as Bouloude
	Souleimane Sagna as Soutoura
	Marie-Solange Badiane as Djou
	Moussa Sagna as Lade
	Ouissman Vieux Sagna as Gagou
	Salif Kambo Sagna as Noukoume
	Fatou Mounko Sagna as Femme de Yere
	Oswalda Olivera as Sedou
	Bouba Sagna as Chatoutou

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