White Material

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Isabelle Huppert in White Material (2009)

A drama set in an unnamed African country and centered on a French plantation owner caught in the midst of a civil war.

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Drama War

Amidst turmoil and racial conflict in a Francophone African state, a white French woman fights for her coffee crop, her family and ultimately for her life.Amidst turmoil and racial conflict in a Francophone African state, a white French woman fights for her coffee crop, her family and ultimately for her life.Amidst turmoil and racial conflict in a Francophone African state, a white French woman fights for her coffee crop, her family and ultimately for her life.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

8.7K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 10 nominations total

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Trivia
The scene where Maria goes into her son's bedroom to wake him up was written intentionally long, with numerous throwaway lines, so that it could be cut way down during editing. According to director Claire Denis, Isabelle Huppert's line readings were so precise and meaningful that they ended up not cutting a single word.

Goofs
The position of the goat's head in the coffee beans changes between shots.

Connections
Featured in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #1.13 (2011)

Soundtracks
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Performed by Gregory Isaacs

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Featured review

Histerically boring

A story of a distressed woman willing to die and sacrifice her own family rather than giving up some acres of land somewhere in the middle of nowhere merely to prove (to none) that she is not afraid.

Isabelle Huppert provides as always an excellent and charming neurotic character. Her character is brave and determined but the whole objective of her determination makes no sense at all.

Overall, the script is pretty poor. It is not certain if the movie wants to talk about female neurosis, ignorant expatriates behavior, social revolution, oppressed against colonizers, black and white or simply tell the story of how someone can get blind by her own ego.

Nice photography of landscapes, some minutes of enjoying to see Huppert acting and absolutely nothing more.