White Material (2010)
In the midst of a volatile regime change in a Francophone African state, Maria Vial is fighting to sustain her family’s coffee plantation. With rebels and the army struggling for control, French peacekeeping forces move out, warning the remaining white residents that they’re on their own. But Maria refuses to be driven off the land, even as tragedy looms.
Director:
Claire Denis
Writers:
Claire Denis, Marie N'Diaye.
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Isabelle Huppert as Maria Vial |
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Christopher Lambert as André Vial |
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Nicolas Duvauchelle as Manuel Vial |
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Isaach de Bankolé as Boxer |
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William Nadylam as Chérif |
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Michel Subor as Henri Vial |
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Adèle Ado as Lucie |
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Ali Barkai as Jeep |
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Thomas Dumerchez as |
| Writing | Claire Denis | Screenplay |
| Writing | Marie N'Diaye | Screenplay |
| Directing | Claire Denis | Director |
| Sound | Christophe Vingtrinier | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Elodie Glain | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Art | Eric Pech | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bernadette Beaudet | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Claire Tong | Costumer |
| Sound | Jean-Christophe Winding | Sound |
| Sound | Josefina Rodríguez | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Judy Shrewsbury | Costume Design |
| Sound | Jean-Alexandre Villemer | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Abiassi Saint-Père | Production Design |
| Production | Albert Blasius | Production Manager |
| Production | Isabelle Tillou | Production Manager |
| Sound | Jean-Paul Mugel | Sound |
| Sound | Stuart A. Staples | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Guy Lecorne | Editor |
| Production | Pascal Caucheteux | Producer |
| Production | Serge Hayat | Co-Producer |
| Sound | David Boulter | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pierre Olivier Persin | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Yves Cape | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Maxime Cointe | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Martin Levent | Assistant Camera |
| Writing | Lucie Borleteau | Co-Writer |
| Production | Martine Cassinelli | Executive Producer |
| Production | Bassek Ba Kobhio | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Jean-Paul Allegre | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ana Laura Minetti | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Gervais Djimeli Lekpa | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Lucie Borleteau | Assistant Director |
| Production | Nicolas Lublin | Casting |
| Production | Narcisse Mbarga | Casting |
| Production | Richard Rousseau | Casting |
| Production | Antoine Carrard | Casting |
| Lighting | Bruno Verstraete | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Art | Alain Veissier | Art Direction |
| Art | Charlotte Bayle | Title Designer |
| Production | Thibault Mattei | Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Zoé Zurstrassen | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | Sandie Bompar | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Lucy Wilkins | Music Arranger |
| Production | Laurent Berthou | Administration |
| Camera | Stéphane Thiry | Key Grip |