And Then There Was Light

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Sigalon Sagna

Badinia

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Saly Badji

Okonoro

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Binta Cissé

Mzezve

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Marie-Christine Dieme

Lazra

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Fatou Seydi

Kotoko

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Alpha Sane

Yere

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Abdou Sane

Bouloude

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Souleimane Sagna

Soutoura

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Otar Iosseliani
Production	Producer	Alain Quefféléan
Writing	Screenplay	Otar Iosseliani
Camera	Camera Operator	Robert Alazraki
Sound	Music	Nicholas Zourabichvili
Art	Production Design	Yves Brover-Rabinovici
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Charlotte David
Editing	Editor	Marie-Agnès Blum Otar Iosseliani Ursula West
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