Cork French Film Festival 2012
White Material
Maria (Isabelle Huppert), a fierce and fearless white woman, refuses to abandon her coffee crops, and acknowledge the danger to which she is exposing her family.
18:30 Wed 09 March, 2011 @ The Gate Cinema
2009
102mins
DCP
French (English subtitles)
Directed by Claire Denis
Starring Christopher Lambert, Isabelle Huppert, Nicolas Duvauchelle
For her, to leave her plantation, which has already supported three generations of whites, is surrender. Andre (Christopher Lambert) her ex- husband and father of their teenage son is afraid of her blind, stubborn pride. Without her knowing, he arranges the family’s escape and their return to France.
Winner – Best director Cannes 2010