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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