Events in an idyllic African village are shown in detail in the period just before logging trucks come in and cut down the forest around the villagers, forcing them to move into the wretched shantytowns that surround major cities throughout the undeveloped world. Despite the familiar premise, this surprisingly unsentimental film by Georgian director Otar Ioselliani has several things going for it, beginning with the cinematography and including the natural and unaffected (non-professional) performances of the villagers.
Sigalon Sagna
as Badinia
Saly Badji
as Okonoro
Binta Cissé
as Mzezve
Marie-Christine Dieme
as Lazra
Fatou Seydi
as Kotoko
Alpha Sane
as Yere
Abdou Sane
as Bouloude
Souleimane Sagna
as Soutoura
Marie-Solange Badiane
as Djou
Moussa Sagna
as Lade
Ouissman Vieux Sagna
as Gagou
Salif Kambo Sagna
as Noukoume
