The Black Beach (2001)
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.
Director: Michel Piccoli
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Jerzy Radziwiłowicz as A. |
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Dominique Blanc as Sylvie |
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Jade Fortineau as Joyce |
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Teresa Budzisz-Krzyżanowska as Emma |
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Ignacy Gogolewski as Sider |
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Roger Jendly as Gilles |
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Armen Godel as Communication manager |
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Jacek Borkowski as Teacher |
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Nathalie Eno as The Shökor woman |
| Directing | Michel Piccoli | Director |
| Writing | Ludivine Clerc | Writer |
| Production | Lew Rywin | Associate Producer |
| Production | Paweł Poppe | Associate Producer |
| Writing | Michel Piccoli | Writer |
| Camera | Sabine Lancelin | Director of Photography |
| Production | Paulo Branco | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Catherine Quesemand | Editor |
| Writing | François Maspero | Original Story |
