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National Theatre Live: Les Blancs
6.0 / 10• 2019• 2h 29m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
An African country teeters on the edge of civil war. A society prepares to drive out its colonial present and claim an independent future. Racial tensions boil over. Tshembe, returned home from England for his father’s funeral, finds himself in the eye of the storm.
Cast & Crew
Sheila Atim
The Woman
Lead
Gary Beadle
Abioseh Matoseh
Sidney Cole
Peter
Elliot Cowan
Charlie Morris
James Fleet
Dr. Willy Dekoven
Clive Francis
Major George Rice
Tunji Kasim
Eric
Anna Madeley
Dr. Martha Gotterling
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Yaël Farber's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. National Theatre Live: Les Blancs is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
