Soleil Ô
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A furious cry of resistance against racist oppression and a revolutionary landmark of political cinema, this feature debut from Mauritanian director Med Hondo is a bitterly funny, dazzlingly experimental attack on capitalism and the legacy of colonialism. Soleil Ô follows a starry-eyed immigrant as he leaves West Africa and journeys to Paris in search of a job, a community, and intellectual engagement—but soon discovers a hostile society where his very presence engenders fear and resentment. With this freewheeling masterpiece, Hondo crafts a shattering vision of awakening Black consciousness.
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Cast
- Robert Liensol
- Théo Légitimus
- Gabriel Glissant
- Graig Germain
- Mabousso Lô
- Alfred Panou
- Les Black Echos
- Ambroise M’Bia
- Akonio Dolo
- Jean-Baptiste Tiemele
- Georges Hilarion
- Djibrill
- Jean Edmond
- Armand Meffre
- Gérard Hernandez
- Bernard Fresson
- Gilles Ségal
- Odette Piquet
- Yane Barry
- Sarah Hardenberg
- Michèle Perello
Credits
- Director
- Med Hondo
- Screenplay
- Med Hondo
- Director of photography
- François Catonné
- Editor
- Michèle Masnier
- Editor
- Clément Menuet
- Music
- Georges Anderson
- Additional songs by
- Jean-Paul Drouet
- Additional songs by
- Michel Portal
- Additional songs by
- Les Black Echos
- Sound
- Jean-Paul Loublier
- Sound
- Yves Allard
- Sound
- Alain Contrault
- Set design
- Med Hondo
- Camera
- Denis Bertrand
- Camera
- François Pailleux
- Animation
- Jean-François Laguionie
- Stills photographer
- Pio Santini
- Stills photographer
- François Catonné
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