The Sea Wall (2009)
1h 55m
Running Time
January 7, 2009Release Date
The Sea Wall (2009)
1h 55m
Running Time
January 7, 2009Release Date
Network & Production Companies


Plot.
The film centers on a young French widow and her two adolescent children as they attempt to carve out a meager life for themselves by farming rice fields alongside the ocean in French Indo-China in the 1930s. Their efforts are hampered each year by the presence of the sea, which invariably floods the fields with saltwater and wipes out the crops. In desperation, the mother realizes that their only hope lies in the construction of a sea wall to prevent continued flooding, but the mother must cut a swath through the local bureaucracy in an almost Sisyphean attempt to make this happen. Meanwhile, her obstinate daughter, Suzanne, draws the romantic obsessions of a well-to-do Chinese gentleman, Monsieur Jo. Though he could easily provide a way out, the possibility of a romantic relationship between Jo and Suzanne could just as easily fall prey to local racial prejudices that would damage or ruin the lives of both.
Where to Watch.


Currently The Sea Wall is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Apple TV, Amazon Video
Streaming in:🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Cast & Crew.

Gaspard Ulliel
Joseph

Isabelle Huppert
Madame Dufresne, la mère

Stéphane Rideau
Agosti

Astrid Bergès-Frisbey
Suzanne

Vincent Grass
Le père Bart

Randal Douc
Monsieur Jo

Lucy Harrison
Carmen

Duong Vanthon
Le caporal

Doeun Thenn Nan
M. Khing

Chorn Solyda
Le père Sok

Ingrid Mareski
La femme de Pierre

Louis Arsac
Pierre

Rosa Meas
A'chan

Mang Son
A'sok

Phén Vann
Le chef du village

Jean-Pol Brissart
M. Bideau

Samuel Bartholin
M. Jouve

Cédric Eeckhout
Jeune agent du cadastre

Cédric Salze
L'agent du cadastre

Philippe Garcia
Le capitaine français

Emmanuel Collineau
Le sergent français

Gérard Moulévrier
CastingDirector

Reaksmei Sorya
La femme du colonel

Chantoun Kien
Le chauffeur de M. Jo

Sophie Provoost
La femme française élégante

Heylen Unac
La deuxième femme française

Robert Monet
Le civil français

Narith Roeun
Le milicien au porte-voix

André Couderchet
Le passager

Poline Sok
Le bagnard

Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela
Producer

Rithy Panh
Director / Writer

Michel Fessler
Writer

Marguerite Duras
Novel

Marc Marder
Original Music Composer

Marie-Christine Rougerie
Editor

Cati Couteau
Producer

Catherine Dussart
Producer

Edith Vesperini
Costume Design

Pierre Milon
Director of Photography

Fabrice Delville
Finance

Geneviève Lemal
Co-Producer

Alexandre Lippens
Executive Producer

Alain-Gilles Viellevoye
Finance

Yan Arlaud
Production Design

Benoit Cisilkiewick
Set Decoration / Set Dresser

Stéphane Desmarez
Hairstylist

Judith Gayo
Makeup Artist

Antonella Prestigiacomo
Key Hair Stylist

Pascal Thiollier
Makeup Department Head

Anne Farrer
Unit Production Manager

Nora Thomas
Assistant Production Manager

Pierre Wallon
Production Manager

Pascal Guerin
First Assistant Director

Leslie Gwinner
Second Assistant Director

Hélène Imbert
Painter

Sreyra In
Art Department Coordinator

Jean-Christophe Lognos
Props

Frank Monseigny
First Assistant Art Direction

Marc Bastien
Sound Editor

François Dumont
Dialogue Editor

Pierre Mertens
Sound Mixer

Xavier Thieulin
Sound Mix Technician

Olivier Thys
Assistant Foley Artist

Philippe van Leer
Foley Artist

Paul Heymans
Sound Engineer

Grégoire Delage
Special Effects Technician

Charles-Axel Vollard
Special Effects Supervisor

Benjamin Ageorges
Visual Effects Supervisor

Stéphane Bidault
Visual Effects Supervisor

Bruno Nicolas
Visual Effects

Thanaporn Arkamanon
Still Photographer

Vincent Buron
First Assistant Camera

Aurélien Gerbault
Gaffer

Patrick Llopis
Key Grip

Cyril Mousseigne
Lighting Technician

Marie Rospabé
Wardrobe Supervisor

Mathias Bouffier
Assistant Editor

Mathilde Delacroix
Color Timer

Agnès Sénémaud
Lyricist
Media.



Details.
Release DateJanuary 7, 2009
Original NameUn barrage contre le Pacifique
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 55m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Sea Wall (French: Un barrage contre le Pacifique) is a 2008 film by Cambodian director Rithy Panh in a French/Cambodian/Belgian co-production. The film opened on 7 January 2009 in France. It was adapted from the 1950 novel The Sea Wall by Marguerite Duras. The novel had previously been adapted as This Angry Age by René Clément in 1958.
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