L'état sauvage 1978

Synopsis:

L'Etat Sauvage is based on the novel by Georges Conchon which won the highly esteemed Prix de Goncourt. The story chronicles the mindless racism of both the departing French colonial overlords and the emergent black Africans in a newly emerging African state. Laurence (Marie-Christine Barrault) suffers the outrage of her white acquaintances, including her former lover Gravenoir (Claude Brasseur) and her ex-husband Avit (Jacques Dutronc), for her affair with Patrice Doumbe (Doura Mane), an official in the new government. He in turn is ridiculed by his fellow cabinet ministers for stepping out with a white woman. The vilification escalates to such a point that Patrice is brutally murdered, and Laurence barely escapes the country alive, with the help of her ex-husband Avit.

Directed by: Francis Girod
Written by: Francis Girod & Georges Conchon
Release date: 1978-04-18
Runtime: 112 minutes
Cast:
Claude Brasseur
Claude Brasseur
Gravenoire 
Doura Mané
Doura Mané
Doumbe 
Michel Piccoli
Michel Piccoli
Orlaville 
Baaron
Baaron
Modimbo 
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Also known as:
  • The Savage State