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And Then There Was Light (1989)

And Then There Was Light (1989)

Drama Comedy
Release Date: 1989, November 20
Directors: Otar Iosseliani
Countries: Germany, France, Italy
Production: CNC, CNC, Direkt-Film, Direkt-Film, La Sept, La Sept, Les Films du Triangle, Les Films du Triangle, RAI, RAI
Cast: Sigalon Sagna, Saly Badji, Binta Cissé, Marie-Christine Dieme, Fatou Seydi, Alpha Sane, Abdou Sane, Souleimane Sagna, Marie-Solange Badiane, Moussa Sagna, Ouissman Vieux Sagna, Salif Kambo Sagna

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.