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Paysans Noirs

1949 · 99 min

A serious, slow-burning colonial drama that pits an earnest administrator against local corruption, offering tension and moral weight without much action.

Directed by
Georges Régnier
Genres
Drama
Starring
Louis Arbessier, Antoine Balpêtré, Georges Hubert
Overview
In Ivory Coast, an administrator is appointed to replace a colleague who has just been assassinated. The newly appointed administrator, Guillon, clashes with a powerful elite that extorts money from farmers who refuse to cultivate the land. A peanut processing plant, nearing completion, unfolds against a backdrop of ethnic rivalries and resistance from the rural population to the changes imposed by the colonial regime, which is striving to modernize traditional agriculture to demand increased production. Aided by a doctor and an engineer, Guillon succeeds in restoring the confidence of the Black farmers after thwarting the schemes of those who dared to stand in his way.

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Directed by
Georges Régnier
Genres
Drama
Starring
Louis Arbessier, Antoine Balpêtré, Georges Hubert
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • colonialism
  • power
  • corruption
  • class
  • race
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Georges Régnier
Written by
Georges Régnier
Starring
Louis Arbessier, Antoine Balpêtré, Georges Hubert
Cinematography
Roger Arrignon
Runtime
99 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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