Poster of And Then There Was Light

And Then There Was Light

Plot: Events in an idyllic African village are shown in detail in the period just before logging trucks come in and cut down the forest around the villagers, forcing them to move into the wretched shantytowns that surround major cities throughout the undeveloped world. Despite the familiar premise, this surprisingly unsentimental film by Georgian director Otar Ioselliani has several things going for it, beginning with the cinematography and including the natural and unaffected (non-professional) performances of the villagers
Release Date: Monday, November 20 1989
35 years ago
External Links
IMDb logo
Scroll to Crew

Cast

Portrait of Sigalon SagnaSigalon Sagna
Sigalon Sagna was
>> in And Then There Was Light
as 'Badinia'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Saly BadjiSaly Badji
Saly Badji was
>> in And Then There Was Light
as 'Okonoro'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Binta CisséBinta Cissé
Binta Cissé was
>> in And Then There Was Light
as 'Mzezve'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Marie-Christine DiemeMarie-Christine Dieme
Marie-Christine Dieme was
>> in And Then There Was Light
as 'Lazra'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Fatou SeydiFatou Seydi
Fatou Seydi was
>> in And Then There Was Light
as 'Kotoko'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Alpha SaneAlpha Sane
Alpha Sane was
>> in And Then There Was Light
as 'Yere'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Abdou SaneAbdou Sane
Abdou Sane was
>> in And Then There Was Light
as 'Bouloude'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Souleimane SagnaSouleimane Sagna
Souleimane Sagna was
>> in And Then There Was Light
as 'Soutoura'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Marie-Solange BadianeMarie-Solange Badiane
Marie-Solange Badiane was
>> in And Then There Was Light
as 'Djou'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Moussa SagnaMoussa Sagna
Moussa Sagna was
>> in And Then There Was Light
as 'Lade'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ouissman Vieux SagnaOuissman Vieux Sagna
Ouissman Vieux Sagna was
>> in And Then There Was Light
as 'Gagou'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Salif Kambo SagnaSalif Kambo Sagna
Salif Kambo Sagna was
>> in And Then There Was Light
as 'Noukoume'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Fatou Mounko SagnaFatou Mounko Sagna
Fatou Mounko Sagna was
>> in And Then There Was Light
as 'Femme de Yere'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Oswalda OliveraOswalda Olivera
Oswalda Olivera was
>> in And Then There Was Light
as 'Sedou'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Bouba SagnaBouba Sagna
Bouba Sagna was
>> in And Then There Was Light
as 'Chatoutou'.
Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Otar IosselianiOtar Iosseliani
Otar Iosseliani was
55 in And Then There Was Light
as 'Director, Editor, Screenplay'
Fri, Feb 02 1934 –
Sun, Dec 17 2023
Portrait of Alain QuefféléanAlain Quefféléan
Alain Quefféléan was
>> in And Then There Was Light
as 'Producer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Marie-Agnès BlumMarie-Agnès Blum
Marie-Agnès Blum was
>> in And Then There Was Light
as 'Editor'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ursula WestUrsula West
Ursula West was
>> in And Then There Was Light
as 'Editor'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Nicholas ZourabichviliNicholas Zourabichvili
Nicholas Zourabichvili was
53 in And Then There Was Light
as 'Music'
Tue, Oct 27 1936
Portrait of Robert AlazrakiRobert Alazraki
Robert Alazraki was
45 in And Then There Was Light
as 'Camera Operator'
Wed, Sep 06 1944
Portrait of Charlotte DavidCharlotte David
Charlotte David was
>> in And Then There Was Light
as 'Costume Design'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yves Brover-RabinoviciYves Brover-Rabinovici
Yves Brover-Rabinovici was
46 in And Then There Was Light
as 'Production Design'
Thu, Jan 14 1943 –
Tue, Jan 03 2017