The Silence of the Forest (2003)
The Silence of the Forest (2003)
A film about the difficulty for even the most well-intentioned person to know and respect another culture. In this case, the problem is so acute that there is even heated debate over what to call that 'other.' The subtitles in the film use the familiar word 'pygmies,' a relatively pejorative European term; the Bantu or villagers' expression for the same group, Babingas, carries similar negative connotations. These highly specialized, tropical rainforest hunter-gatherers should perhaps be called by their own ethnonym, Aka, MoAka (sing.) and BaAka (pl.)

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Cast

Ériq Ebouaney Ériq Ebouaney As: Gonaba
Nadège Beausson-Diagne Nadège Beausson-Diagne As: Simone
Sonia Zembourou Sonia Zembourou As: Kali
Philippe Mory Philippe Mory As: The Prefect
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A film about the difficulty for even the most well-intentioned person to know and respect another culture. In this case, the problem is so acute that there is even heated debate over what to call that 'other.' The subtitles in the film use the familiar word 'pygmies,' a relatively pejorative European term; the Bantu or villagers' expression for the same group, Babingas, carries similar negative connotations. These highly specialized, tropical rainforest hunter-gatherers should perhaps be called by their own ethnonym, Aka, MoAka (sing.) and BaAka (pl.)


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Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Drama, Adventure

Language: Français,

Release Date: 01 January 2003

Country: CM, CF, FR, GA

Runtime: 93m

Company Credits

Company: ARTE France Cinéma, Centre National du Cinéma, Les Films Terre Africaine

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Sound

Manu Dibango

Manu Dibango

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

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Camera

Pierre-Olivier Larrieu

Pierre-Olivier Larrieu

Director of Photography

Lighting

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Art Department

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