The Savage State

The Savage State

1978
1h 52m
6.2

6.2/10

5 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Stella Films Gaumont Films 66
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French

Quick Facts

Original Title L'État sauvage
Release Date April 18, 1978
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0078550

Cast

Marie-Christine Barrault
Marie-Christine Barrault

Laurence Laurençon

Claude Brasseur
Claude Brasseur

Gravenoire

Jacques Dutronc
Jacques Dutronc

Avit

Doura Mané
Doura Mané

Patrice Doumbe

Michel Piccoli
Michel Piccoli

Orlaville

Baaron
Baaron

Modimbo

Umban Gomez de Kset
Umban Gomez de Kset

Kotoko

Jean-Baptiste Tiémélé
Jean-Baptiste Tiémélé

Gohanda

Rüdiger Vogler
Rüdiger Vogler

Tristan

Peter Bachelier
Peter Bachelier

Renard

Philippe Brizard
Philippe Brizard

Paul

Pierre Walker
Pierre Walker

Swiss Minister

Key Crew

Michel Piccoli
Producer
Francis Girod
Producer
Francis Girod
Writer
Georges Conchon
Writer
Francis Girod
Director

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