La Possibilité d’une île (2008)

Dir: Michel Houellebecq Drama / Fantasy stars 2

Overview

La Possibilité d’une île is a French fantasy film first released in 2008, directed by Michel Houellebecq. The film stars Benoît Magimel, Ramata Koite, Patrick Bauchau, Andrzej Seweryn and Jean-Pierre Malo. Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.

Synopsis

Daniel is the son of a guru hoping to recruit others to his sect during a tour of France. He shares none of his father’s beliefs and lives an aimless life, without purpose or meaning. Twenty-five generations later, another Daniel lives alone in an underground shelter, whilst the world above him is in ruins, devastated by war, disease and every kind of natural disaster. What terrible combination of circumstances connects these two men?

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Credits

Director: Michel Houellebecq
Script: Michel Houellebecq
Photo: Eric Guichard, Jeanne Lapoirie
Music: Mathis Nitschke
Cast: Benoît Magimel (Daniel), Ramata Koite (Marie 23), Patrick Bauchau (Le prophète), Andrzej Seweryn (Slotan), Jean-Pierre Malo (Jérôme), Serge Larivière (Rudi), Jordi Dauder (Gérard), Arielle Dombasle (Déléguée Mexicaine), Juan Carlos Valera (Délégué Argentin), Philippe Delest (Le délégué luxembourgeois), Sandra Murugiah (Hôtesse Indienne), Gavin Bowd (Le footbaleur anglais), Conrad Cecil (Clergyman), Robbie Nock (L’ami du clergyman), Marie De Biasio (Ilona), Patrick Rameau (L’animateur), Clara Ponsot (Dacha), Antonio Muñoz Ballesta (Le président du jury), Fernando Arrabal (L’empereur), Michail Krasnoborov Redwood (Délégué Ukranian), Michel Houellebecq (Le fumeur au fond de la salle), Luis Lattanzi (Délégué brésilien), Patricia Montero, Arnold Overhaart (Ashmed Biko)
Country: France
Language: French
Runtime: 95 min

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