Product Description"Erotic, sophisticated, and distinctive" (L.A. Weekly), this enthralling depiction of a family's struggle during the final years of French colonialism in Africa takes a profound look at the intricate nature of relationships in a racist society. A story of exclusions, betrayals and agonizing compromises, this "remarkable and quietly devastating" (The Boston Globe) film is truly "extraordinary" (Interview). Curious and observant seven-year-old France spends her days amidst the paradise of her family's estate. But behind the household's exterior beauty lies growing hostility brought on by France's always-traveling father, her bored, frustrated mother Â- and ProtÃ(c)e, the noble, intelligent house "boy" who suffers the indignities of his status in silence. But when a plane makes an emergency landing nearby, bringing a motley collection of characters to the house, the heavenly façade soon begins to unravel. And a shocking explosion of rage, racism and forbidden passion threatens tear apart the family forever! - Actors: Isaach De Bankolé, Giulia Boschi, François Cluzet, Jean-Claude Adelin, Laurent Arnal
- Director: Claire Denis
- Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
- Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
- Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- ISBN: 0792850351
- Language (Original Language): French
- Language (Subtitled): English
- Language (Subtitled): French
- Language (Subtitled): Spanish
- Region Code: 1
- Release Date: 2001-07-24
- Running Time: 106 minutes
- Theatrical Release Date: 1989-05
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