And Then There Was Light

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 20, 1989

Original language

French

Spoken languages

french

Countries

Italy, France, Germany

Production

CNC,RAI,Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication,Les Films du Triangle,La Sept,Direkt-Film,CNC, Direkt-Film, La Sept, Les Films du Triangle, RAI

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0097297