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Silence of the Forest (The)

  • Silence de la forêt (Le)
Genre : Drama
Type : Fiction
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Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2003
Format : Feature
Running time : 94 (in minutes)

Gonaba, a school inspector in Bangui, suddenly decides to drop everything and go and live in the heart of the equatorial forest in the land of the Babinga pigmies. He wants to help them free themselves from the domination of the " tall men ", which is still a problem 40 years after the country's independence. True love awaits him there, and the voyage will also be a great initiation for him. Original screenplay Didier Florent Ouenangaré/Bassek ba Kobhio/Marcel Beaulieu from the novel of Etienne Goyemide Running time: 93' Original version French and Sango Picture: Pierre Olivier Larrieu Sound: Yvan Dacquet Editing: Joseph Licide Music: Manu Dibango Cast Eriq Ebouaney, Sonia Zembourou, Nadège beausson Diagne, Philippe Mory Produced by Bassek Ba Kobhio.... executive producer Guillaume de Seille.... producer Annie Izoungou.... producer Charles Mensah.... producer Abderrahmane Sissako.... producer Original Music by Manu Dibango Cinematography by Pierre-Olivier Larrieu Film Editing by Joseph Licidé Production Design by Heather Cameron Sound Department Julien Cloquet.... sound Yvan Dacquay.... sound Olivier Laurent.... sound Script supervisor: Olivia Bruynoghe Executive Production (production déléguée): LES FILMS TERRE AFRICAINE B.P 11 371 Yaoundé (Cameroon) Telephone: 00 (237) 221 49 41 E-mail: ta@iccnet.com Associate Production (Production associée): Charles Mensah Centre National du Cinéma du Gabon (Libreville) Telephone: 00 (241) 74 04 06 International Sales (Ventes Internationales): Les Films Terre Africaine

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