L’État sauvage (1978) - film review

Drama

Summary

Corruption and racism are rife in a small African country which has recently gained its independence, according to a pamphlet. Certainly, trafficker Antoine Gravenoire seems not have been affected by the transfer of power following decolonisation. The blacks may occupy the prominent positions of state, but it is still the whites who run the show, from behind the scenes. When the minister of health is assassinated, his mistress, a white woman, flees to her former husband. Will the two escape or will they have to face the mercy of the lynch mob..?

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Credits

Director: Francis Girod
Script: Georges Conchon (novel), Francis Girod
Photo: Pierre Lhomme
Music: Pierre Jansen
Cast: Michel Piccoli (Orlaville), Marie-Christine Barrault (Laurence), Claude Brasseur (Gravenoire), Jacques Dutronc (Avit), Doura Mané (Patrice Doumbe), Baaron (Modimbo), Umban U’kset (Kotoko), Jean-Baptiste Tiemele (Gohanda), Rüdiger Vogler (Tristan), Peter Bachelier (Renard), Sidiki Bakaba (Cornac), Alphonse Beni (Minister One), Philippe Brizard (Paul), Celia (Irène), Akonio Dolo (Boy Elie), Cheik Doukouré (Minister of Children’s Affairs), Hassane Fall (Ministre de la jeunesse), Isabelle Gautier (Femme de Gravenoire), Jean-Pierre Honoré (Secrétaire de Gohanda), Marblum Jequier (Minister’s Wife), Lazare Kenmegne (Guard), Joseph Momo (Boy Raoul), Jacques Sereys (Prime Minister), Pierre Walker (Swiss Minister)
Country: France
Language: French
Runtime: 115 min
Aka: The Savage State

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