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The Sea Wall

The Sea Wall

Jan 07, 2009 1h 55m
5.4
37 votes

Synopsis

The film centers on a young French widow and her two adolescent children as they attempt to carve out a meager life for themselves by farming rice fields alongside the ocean in French Indo-China in the 1930s. Their efforts are hampered each year by the presence of the sea, which invariably floods the fields with saltwater and wipes out the crops. In desperation, the mother realizes that their only hope lies in the construction of a sea wall to prevent continued flooding, but the mother must cut a swath through the local bureaucracy in an almost Sisyphean attempt to make this happen. Meanwhile, her obstinate daughter, Suzanne, draws the romantic obsessions of a well-to-do Chinese gentleman, Monsieur Jo. Though he could easily provide a way out, the possibility of a romantic relationship between Jo and Suzanne could just as easily fall prey to local racial prejudices that would damage or ruin the lives of both.

Title The Sea Wall
Companies Catherine Dussart Productions
Countries Cambodia, France
Keywords
Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle Huppert

Madame Dufresne, la mère
Vincent Grass

Vincent Grass

Le père Bart
Randal Douc

Randal Douc

Monsieur Jo
Chorn Solyda

Chorn Solyda

Le père Sok
Ingrid Mareski

Ingrid Mareski

La femme de Pierre
Phén Vann

Phén Vann

Le chef du village
Cédric Eeckhout

Cédric Eeckhout

Jeune agent du cadastre
Cédric Salze

Cédric Salze

L'agent du cadastre
Philippe Garcia

Philippe Garcia

Le capitaine français
Emmanuel Collineau

Emmanuel Collineau

Le sergent français
Reaksmei Sorya

Reaksmei Sorya

La femme du colonel
Chantoun Kien

Chantoun Kien

Le chauffeur de M. Jo
Sophie Provoost

Sophie Provoost

La femme française élégante
Heylen Unac

Heylen Unac

La deuxième femme française
Robert Monet

Robert Monet

Le civil français
Narith Roeun

Narith Roeun

Le milicien au porte-voix
Poline Sok

Poline Sok

Le bagnard

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