The Silence of the Forest

The Silence of the Forest

2003
1h 33m
6.0

6.0/10

2 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Adventure
Overview

A film about the difficulty for even the most well-intentioned person to know and respect another culture. In this case, the problem is so acute that there is even heated debate over what to call that 'other.' The subtitles in the film use the familiar word 'pygmies,' a relatively pejorative European term; the Bantu or villagers' expression for the same group, Babingas, carries similar negative connotations. These highly specialized, tropical rainforest hunter-gatherers should perhaps be called by their own ethnonym, Aka, MoAka (sing.) and BaAka (pl.)

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Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
ARTE France Cinéma Centre National du Cinéma Les Films Terre Africaine
Production Countries
Cameroon Central African Republic France Gabon
Spoken Languages
French Sango

Keywords

africa central african republic aka people

Quick Facts

Original Title Le silence de la forêt
Release Date May 19, 2003
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0351741

Cast

Ériq Ebouaney
Ériq Ebouaney

Gonaba

Nadège Beausson-Diagne
Nadège Beausson-Diagne

Simone

Sonia Zembourou
Sonia Zembourou

Kali

Philippe Mory
Philippe Mory

The Prefect

Key Crew

Didier Ouénangaré
Director
Bassek Ba Kobhio
Director
Bassek Ba Kobhio
Writer
Didier Ouénangaré
Writer
Marcel Bealieu
Writer