Beau travail1999
Both picked by Maggie Gyllenhaal in the Criterion Closet, both directed by Claire Denis, and both starring Nicolas Duvauchelle
- Criterion Collection
- Spine №560
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Synopsis
In the midst of a volatile regime change in a Francophone African state, Maria Vial is fighting to sustain her family’s coffee plantation. With rebels and the army struggling for control, French peacekeeping forces move out, warning the remaining white residents that they’re on their own. But Maria refuses to be driven off the land, even as tragedy looms.
