Le silence de la forêt (2003): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2003, Le silence de la forêt is a drama and abenteuer film directed by Bassek Ba Kobhio, running about 93 minutes.

What it’s about. A film about the difficulty for even the most well-intentioned person to know and respect another culture. In this case, the problem is so acute that there is even heated debate over what to call that 'other.' The subtitles in the film use the familiar word 'pygmies,' a relatively pejorative European term; the Bantu or villagers' expression for the same group, Babingas, carries similar negative connotations. These highly specialized, tropical rainforest hunter-gatherers should perhaps be called by their own ethnonym, Aka, MoAka (sing.) and BaAka (pl.)

Who’s in it. Le silence de la forêt stars Ériq Ebouaney as Gonaba, Nadège Beausson-Diagne as Simone, Sonia Zembourou as Kali and Philippe Mory as The Prefect.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, Le silence de la forêt has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Le silence de la forêt page.

If you liked it. Fans of Le silence de la forêt tend to enjoy Die Verurteilten, Der Pate, Schindlers Liste and Der Pate - Teil II.