Hyde Park Picture House

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White Material

Time
On 29th July - 6.00 PM
Other showings
From 23rd July - 29th July
Starring:
Isabelle Huppert, Isaach De Bankolé, William Nadylam, Christopher Lambert
Director
Dir. Claire Denis
Duration
102mins
Country
CM/FR
Year
2009
Synopsis:

Amid the tumult of helicopters urging French nationals to flee for their safety and well-being, a white French family in Cameroon struggles to save its coffee plantation. Pulled in competing directions, confused by the pace of events that unfold both within their compound, and out on the streets of the neighbouring village, they have been labelled “white material,” and local radio stations warn that their day is over.

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Critical reaction:

  • A powerful recognition of the continent’s tragic present... Denis’ film views the continent as a kind of drug, intoxicating yet perilous, that never leaves the system.

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  • The films of the incomparable Claire Denis are subtle lessons in semiotics. They are almost moving photographs, or graphic novels with almost no words: the viewer must (and can) put together the story from the images, like they are a fly hovering with no knowledge of past context…This film packs a slow, haunting punch.

    LITTLE WHITE LIES