Archive of films Distant Tremors / Les tremblements lointains
Belgium / France
2008, 100 min
Section:
Official Selection - Competition
Year: 2008
Bandiougou dreams of a life in Europe. A sudden reversal of fortune, however, unleashes a series of events which the young Senegalese sees as a curse. The only way to ward off evil is to journey into the heart of Africa, a trip he undertakes with three French companions. A visually compelling psychological drama which presents a stirring image of a conflict between two cultures.
Synopsis
Increasingly disheartened by the monotony of his provincial existence, young Senegalese Bandiougou has not long to wait before he can leave his native town forever. However, his hopes of a passage to Europe are crushed and, from that moment onwards, the young man’s life is beset by a series of misfortunes which he sees as a curse. He draws the introverted French girl Marie into his world of feverish visions and fetishes, much to the dismay of her father, the local physician Jean. Bandiougou then jumps at a proposition from antiques dealer Boris who has abruptly appeared on the scene, and the strange foursome set off on a mysterious journey down the river, to places where magic is born. Poutte’s psychological drama offers a stirring image of a conflict between two cultures represented by individuals who dream of a different life. In his visually compelling film he contrasts a rational and unquestioning approach to life with a world whose inhabitants are accustomed to interpreting reality on the basis of the symbolic value attributed to things and events. The main protagonist is convincingly portrayed by Senegalese musician Papa Malick N’Diaye.
About the director
Manuel Poutte (b. 1963, Brussels) studied philosophy and screenwriting. He began his artistic career as a musician, becoming a member of the band Berntholer who joined the European new wave during the 1980s. After a series of short films during the period 1991 – 1994 (e.g. La sensation – Grand Jury Prize at Cannes 1992), he made the feature film La danse des esprits (1997). He is also behind the documentary examining the theme of globalisation En vie (2000). He established the companies Lux Fugit Films and Dolce Vita Films in 1992.
Contacts
WIDE
17 rue Cadet, 75009, Paris
France
Tel: +33 153 950 464
E-mail: [email protected]
www: www.widemanagement.com
Dolce Vita Films
7, rue Arthur Van Dormael, 1630, Linkebeek
Belgium
Tel: +32 2 544 0598
E-mail: [email protected]
About the film
Color, 35 mm
World premiere
Section: | Official Selection - Competition |
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Director: | Manuel Poutte |
Screenplay: | Manuel Poutte, Elizabeth Diot |
Dir. of Photography: | Antoine Roch |
Music: | Phil Marie |
Editor: | Yves Dorme |
Producer: | Boris Van Gils, Michaël Goldberg |
Production: | Dolce Vita Films |
Cast: | Amélie Daure, Papa Malick N’Diaye, Daniel Duval, Jean-François, Stévenin |
Contact: | WIDE, Dolce Vita Films |
Guests
Manuel Poutte
Film Director, Film Director
Boris Van Gils
Producer
Michaël Goldberg
Producer
Amélie Daure
Actress, Actress
Jean-François Stevenin
Actor, Actor
Loic Magneron
Distributor, Sales Agent