The read
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
In the midst of a volatile regime change in a Francophone African state, Maria Vial is fighting to sustain her family’s coffee plantation. With rebels and the army struggling for control, French peacekeeping forces move out, warning the remaining white residents that they’re on their own. But Maria refuses to be driven off the land, even as tragedy looms.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Metacritic81/100
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
181 audience votes
Key crew
- Claire DenisScreenplay
- Marie N'DiayeScreenplay
- Claire DenisDirector
- Stuart A. StaplesOriginal Music Composer
- David BoulterOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Isabelle HuppertMaria Vial
- Christopher LambertAndré Vial
- Nicolas DuvauchelleManuel Vial
- Isaach de BankoléBoxer
- William NadylamChérif
- Michel SuborHenri Vial
- Adèle AdoLucie
- Ali BarkaiJeep
- Thomas DumerchezCast
Stills
Themes
rebellionafricafemale protagonistcolonialismwoman directorcoffee plantation