73SSIFF - 19/27 September 2025
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Le Cri des Gardes / The Fence

Claire Denis
Francia      105 m.
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A vast public works project in West Africa. Horn, the construction site manager, and Cal, a young engineer, share lodging behind the double gates of their compound. Leone, Horn's recent bride, comes to join them the same night that a man appears at the fence. His name is Alboury. Like a specter in the darkness, he demands the body of his brother who died earlier that day on the site. He will hound the two men all night long until they return it, as Leone watches the disaster play out before her.

Director
Claire Denis (France)
Screenplay
Claire Denis, Andrew Litvack, Suzanne Lindon
Production
Vixens
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Curiosa Films
Photography
Eric Gautier
Edition
Guy Lecorne, Sandie Bompar
Music
Tindersticks
Sound
Jean-Paul Mugel
Cast
Isaach de Bankolé, Matt Dillon, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Tom Blyth
Running Time
105 m.
Country
Francia
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