2012 Galway Film Fleadh Programme

From Claire Denis, the incomparable director of BEAU TRAVAIL, L'INTRUS to name but a few, comes WHITE MATERIAL: a rich and thrilling account of a woman driven to the edge. The film is a riveting exploration of the complexities of racial conflict and the limits of human will. Isabelle Huppert is Maria Vial, a fearless French woman attempting to run her family's coffee plantation in an unnamed African country. Torn violently apart by hate-fueled civil conflict, this unforgiving setting soon turns against the family. In a brash effort to save her family and livelihood, Maria risks everything, fighting with every shred of her will.

Running Time 106 mins | Colour | 35 mm

Cast Isabelle Huppert, Christopher Lambert, Isaach De Bankole, Nicolas Duvauchelle, William Nadylam, Michel Subor

From Claire Denis, the incomparable director of BEAU TRAVAIL, L'INTRUS to name but a few, comes WHITE MATERIAL: a rich and thrilling account of a woman driven to the edge. The film is a riveting exploration of the complexities of racial conflict and the limits of human will. Isabelle Huppert is Maria Vial, a fearless French woman attempting to run her family's coffee plantation in an unnamed African country. Torn violently apart by hate-fueled civil conflict, this unforgiving setting soon turns against the family. In a brash effort to save her family and livelihood, Maria risks everything, fighting with every shred of her will.