La cage
- Original title
- La cage
- Year
- 1963
- Running time
- 85 min.
- Country
- Gabon
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Music
- Cinematography
Jacques Lang (B&W)- Producer
- Co-production Gabon-France;
- Genre
- Drama
- Synopsis
- After studying medicine in France ,David comes back to his native Gabon to treat his compatriots.He meets Oyana ,his former sweetheart ,and both laugh at the old-fashioned traditions .The young physician is sent to the bush where he is to vaccinate the somewhat reluctant population.He meets Rispal, a white man who tells him there are things he ignores in his own country where legends ,witches and superstitions abound.Most amazing thing,this embittered man has a wife,Isabelle ,a beautiful woman who wanders through the bush.
- Awards
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1963: Cannes Film Festival: Nominated for Golden Palm (Best Film)
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