And Then There Was Light
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.
Cast
Sigalon Sagna
Badinia
Saly Badji
Okonoro
Binta Cissé
Mzezve
Marie-Christine Dieme
Lazra
Fatou Seydi
Kotoko
Alpha Sane
Yere
Abdou Sane
Bouloude
Souleimane Sagna
Soutoura
Marie-Solange Badiane
Djou
Moussa Sagna
Lade
