White Material

2009

French

6.9

♡ 10

86%

Claire Denis Director

Christopher Lambert as André Vial

William Nadylam as Chérif, le maire

Nicolas Duvauchelle as Manuel Vial

Isabelle Huppert as Maria Vial

In the midst of a volatile regime change in a Francophone African state, Maria Vial is fighting to sustain her family’s coffee plantation. With rebels and the army struggling for control, French peacekeeping forces move out, warning the remaining white residents that they’re on their own. But Maria refuses to be driven off the land, even as tragedy looms.