TMDb Rating
6.1/10
14 verified votes
And Then There Was Light (1989)
ComedyDrama
105 min
Plot Summary
Events in an idyllic African village are shown in detail in the period just before logging trucks come in and cut down the forest around the villagers, forcing them to move into the wretched shantytowns that surround major cities throughout the undeveloped world. Despite the familiar premise, this surprisingly unsentimental film by Georgian director Otar Ioselliani has several things going for it, beginning with the cinematography and including the natural and unaffected (non-professional) performances of the villagers.
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Keywords to include
ComedyDramaOtar IosselianiSigalon SagnaSaly Badji1989
Director
Otar Iosseliani
Top Cast
Sigalon SagnaSaly BadjiBinta CisséMarie-Christine DiemeFatou Seydi
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