L'Etat Sauvage is based on the novel by Georges Conchon which won the highly esteemed Prix de Goncourt. The story chronicles the mindless racism of both the departing French colonial overlords and the emergent black Africans in a newly emerging African state. Laurence (Marie-Christine Barrault) suffers the outrage of her white acquaintances, including her former lover Gravenoir (Claude Brasseur) and her ex-husband Avit (Jacques Dutronc), for her affair with Patrice Doumbe (Doura Mane), an official in the new government. He in turn is ridiculed by his fellow cabinet ministers for stepping out with a white woman. The vilification escalates to such a point that Patrice is brutally murdered, and Laurence barely escapes the country alive, with the help of her ex-husband Avit.
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The Savage State Cast
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Character |
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Rüdiger Vogler
He was 35, now 82 years old
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as Tristan |
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Jacques Dutronc
He was 34, now 81 years old
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as Avit |
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Michel Piccoli
He was 52, now 99 years old
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as Orlaville |
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Jacques Sereys
He was 49, now 96 years old
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Jacques Sereys
He was 49, now 96 years old
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as Chef de cabinet |
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Cheik Doukouré
He was 35, now 82 years old
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as Ministre de l'industrie |
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Claude Brasseur
He was 41, now 88 years old
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as Gravenoire |
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Sidiki Bakaba
He was 29, now 76 years old
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as Comac |
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Philippe Brizard
He was 44, now 91 years old
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as Pasteur Suisse |
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Jean-Pierre Honoré
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as Secrétaire Gohanda |
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Marie-Christine Barrault
She was 34, now 80 years old
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as Laurence |
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Celia
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as Irène |
The Savage State Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Francis Girod as Director. He was 33 (62) years old when He died
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Directing |
