Almayer's Folly
2011 · Movie · 128 min · ★ 6.8 · 90% critics
An outsider merchant pins his hopes on striking it rich and securing a better future for his daughter. As ambition hardens into greed and prejudice, his plans begin to unravel, straining family bonds and exposing the cost of chasing a dream at any price.
Based on Almayer's Folly
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Details
- Original title
- La Folie Almayer
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2012-01-25
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Critic score
- 90/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (27 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like somber, character-driven dramas about ambition and its consequences, with a steady, tense build; Not for you if you want fast pacing, light humor, or easy resolutions like Flight of the Red Balloon.
Pros: intense family conflict; moral downfall theme; slow-burn tension | Cons: bleak tone; limited action; emotionally heavy
Themes
- based on novel or book
- woman director
Cast & crew
Stanislas Merhar
as Almayer
Marc Barbé
as Capt. Lingard
Aurora Marion
as Nina
- ZA
Zac Andrianasolo
as Daïn
- SO
Sakhna Oum
as Zahira
- SC
Solida Chan
as Chen
- SY
Sun Yucheng
as Capitaine Tom Li
- BK
Bunthang Khim
as Ali
- FR
Fergus Rees
as Sub Lieutenant
Directed by Chantal Akerman