The film depicts domestic life in the French colonial Cameroon in the 1950s, centering on the isolated provincial homestead of a French colonial administrator and his family.


Production countries
France
German Federal Republic


Credits

Director: DENIS, Claire

Production Companies
Cinémanuel
MK2 Productions
Cerito Films
Caroline Productions
Sept
T.F.1 Films Production (Paris)

Co-produced with
Wim Wenders Filmproduktion
FODIC

With the participation of
Centre national de la cinématographie
Sofima

In collaboration with
Westdeutscher Rundfunk

Executive Producer
BELMONDO, Alain
CROSNIER, Gérard

Associate Producer
MABOM, Samuel
MABOUT, Pierre Ilouga

Production Manager
NGOM PRISO, Carole Eboumbou

Unit Production Manager
ARTUR, Alain
FLEUTOT, Denys
RICHON, Ingrid
LIRON, Jeanne-Marie
KOH HEN, Michel
ALENGA, Victorien
KODJI, Yegui
BASSI, Abel
VIGNIER, Bruno

Assistant Director
BA KOBHIO, Bassek
GOLDENBERG, Luc
BEAUCHAUD, Marie-Claude
NDOUMBÉ, Vincent

Script Supervisor
ZURSTRASSEN, Zoé
NKE, Emilienne

Scenario/Dialogue
DENIS, Claire
FARGEAU, Jean-Pol

Director of Photography
ALAZRAKI, Robert

Camera Operator
GODARD, Agnès

Assistant Operator
EDELSTEIN, Muriel
NTSE TEME, Louis Paul

Grips
SAUSSEAU, Yvon
WAMVOU, Bouba
AKPATSI, Benoît

Electrician
BASSELET, Jean-Claude
EDIMO, Paul
FOUMOU, Jules

Groupman
CROISY, Serge

Stills Photography
LESEGRETAIN, Pascal

Editor
MERLIN, Claudine
COLEMAN, Monica
QUESTER, Sylvie
QUIN, Marie-Claire

Art Director
FLAMAND, Thierry

Set Decorator
EJENGUELE BOLLO, François
PROIX, Franck
KIRBY, Scott
DELHOME, Christian
DJAOURO, Siddi

Costumes
GASC, Christian

Wardrobe
NDOME, Marthe

Chief makeup
EYCHENNE, Jean-Pierre

Titles
Euro-Titres

Music
IBRAHIM, Abdullah

Sound Recording
UGHETTO, Jean-Louis
HENNEQUIN, Dominique
TAILLANDIER, Brigitte
WINDING, Jean-Christophe

Sound Effects
COUTEAU, Daniel
HERVÉE, André
MANNEVEAU, Gérard

English adaptation
BENZAKEIN, Simona

Armourer
MARATIER, Jean-Charles

Press Representative
SIMONET, Eva

sortie France 12 septembre 1988
Reprise Carlotta le 21 juin 2023