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RUNTIME
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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Red Soil
2021 1h 26m FR
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6.6
SOLID
★6.6TMDB · 75
Drama
Synopsis
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Freshly hired as a labor nurse in a chemical factory, Nour discovers that small arrangements exist between management and her father, Slimane, the staff representative, and the company's pivot. Lies about polluting discharges, hidden illnesses of employees, hidden accidents ... Nour, little by little, no longer accepts the compromises of his father to preserve the image of the company. She decides to launch the alert.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Zita Hanrot
Nour Hamadi
Sami Bouajila
Slimane Hamadi
Céline Sallette
Emma
Olivier Gourmet
Stéphane Perez
Henri-Noël Tabary
Greg
Alka Balbir
Sofia
Thierry Rousset
Paulo Gonçalvès
Laurent Crozet
Christophe
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Farid Bentoumi
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- France
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ERA
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Released 5 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Farid Bentoumi, shot by Georges Lechaptois. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Pierre Desprats. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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CAST
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Zita Hanrot and Sami Bouajila and Céline Sallette carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt12444642 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 75 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Farid Bentoumi directs. Georges Lechaptois behind the camera. Pierre Desprats scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Released 5 years ago.
- 3Directed by Farid Bentoumi, shot by Georges Lechaptois. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Pierre Desprats. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Zita Hanrot and Sami Bouajila and Céline Sallette carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt12444642 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 75 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Georges Lechaptois
- Original score
- Pierre Desprats
- Costume design
- Caroline Spieth
- Runtime
- 86 min · 1h 26m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
- IMDB
- Red Soil (2021)
Also by
Farid Bentoumi
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Les Films Velvet
FR
Key crew
- Co-ProducerJean-Pierre Dardenne
- Co-ProducerLuc Dardenne
- ProducerFrédéric Jouve
- Costume DesignCaroline Spieth
- Associate ProducerPhilippe Logie
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2021-03-05· Rendez-Vous with French Cinema
Also known as
International titles
- 紅土風暴TW
- Red SoilUS
