White Material · LeviOsa

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White Material · LeviOsa

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2010·TP

In the African heat, one woman stands alone

Drama1h 46m

🍅86%

🍅

86%

Tomatometer

🍿

64%

Popcornmeter

6.7

TMDB

Storyline

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.

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Mark Kermode reviews White Material (2009)

Mark Kermode reviews White Material (2009)

Claire Denis & Cast on White Material

Claire Denis & Cast on White Material

Details

DirectorClaire Denis

ReleasedMar 24, 2010

StatusReleased

Original languageFrench

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideTPFR

Studios

Why Not Productions

Wild Bunch

France 3 CinémaLes Films Terre Africaine

Cinémage 2Sofica UGC 1

Cast

Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle Huppert

Maria Vial

Christopher Lambert

Christopher Lambert

André Vial

Nicolas Duvauchelle

Nicolas Duvauchelle

Manuel Vial

Isaach de Bankolé

Isaach de Bankolé

Boxer

William Nadylam

William Nadylam

Chérif

Michel Subor

Michel Subor

Henri Vial

Adèle Ado

Adèle Ado

Lucie

Ali Barkai

Ali Barkai

Jeep

Thomas Dumerchez

Thomas Dumerchez

Where to watch(NG)

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Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

7 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“Isabelle Huppert is an immoveable object surrounded by unstoppable forces in White Material , an incendiary character study and political thriller that showcases director Claire Denis' expertise in ratcheting tension.”

86% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

W

William Goss

RTFilm.comApr 14, 2011

A maddening movie that gives the viewer plenty to think about, but little to care about.

C

Calvin Wilson

RTSt. Louis Post-DispatchJan 31, 2011

White Material is unhurried in its storytelling but unshakable in its impact.

C

Cary Darling

RTDallas Morning NewsJan 14, 2011

A thoughtful, if sometimes frustrating, tale of a Frenchwoman caught in the middle of a civil war in an unidentified African country.

R

Rene Jordan

RTEl Nuevo Herald (Miami)Aug 9, 2022

White Material is illuminated by a different flame… what it's missing in sanity it has more left over in raucous sensory excitement. [Full review in Spanish]

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Information

Title

White Material

Released

Mar 24, 2010

Rated

TP

Region of Origin

France, Cameroon

Original Audio

French

Runtime

1h 46m

Status

Released

Studios

Why Not Productions, Wild Bunch

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