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2010
Festival Feature Films (March 25-28)
French director Marc Barrat and actor George Aguilar present Orpailleur
director Marc Barrat screenplay Marc Barrat, Apsita Berthelot starring Tony Mpoudja, Julien Courbey, George Aguilar, Sara Martins, Philippe Nahon, Thierry Godard, Malick Bowens, Ricky Tribord running time 1 h 30 min parental guidance
Synopsis
Rod decides to return to French Guiana, his native country, accompanied by Gonz, his childhood friend. In Cayenne, the past and Rod’s family history catch up to them, pushing them into a frenzied quest for truth. From then on, they will be caught in a downward spiral, carried away to the end of the river, to the heart of the virgin forest, into the hostile and savage world of illegal gold prospectors.
director/screenwriter
Marc Barrat
| 2008 |
Orpailleur |
| 2004 |
Blaise Saint-Christophe |
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Chien pé fé chat |
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Les Pupuces |
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La Deuxième femme |
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Les Invités |
| 1998 |
Les Blues du Maskilili |
actor
Tony Mpoudja
| 2010 |
Bec et ongles by Élodie Monlibert |
| 2009 |
Orpailleur by Marc Barrat
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| 2005 |
Scorpion by Julien Séri |
| 2004 |
Tout l’univers by Fabrice Benchaouche |
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Dans tes rêves by Denis Thybaud |
| 2002 |
Bonne nuit by Jean-Paul Salomé |
| 2001 |
Balafola by Mohamed Camara |
| 2000 |
La Squale by Fabrice Genestal |
actor
Julien Courbey
selected filmography
| 2009 |
Neuilly sa mère! by Gabriel Julien-Laferrière |
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Les Suspects by Sébastien Onomo |
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Chronique de l’Afrique sauvage by Issam Mathlouti |
| 2008 |
Les Barons by Nabil Ben Yadir |
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Orpailleur by Marc Barrat |
| 2007 |
Faubourg 36 by Christophe Barratier |
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Cibles by Olivier Chateau |
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Affaire de famille by Claus Drexel |
| 2006 |
Jean de la Fontaine, le défi by Daniel Vigne |
| 2005 |
Bleu blanc rouge by Mahmoud Zemmouri |
| 2004 |
Mariés où presque by Franck Llopis |
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Alive by Frédéric Berthe |
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Asylum by Olivier Chateau |
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Il était une fois dans l’oued by Djamel Bensalah |
| 2003 |
Chouchou by Merzak Allouache |
| 2001 |
Le Raid by Djamel Bensalah |
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Gamer by Patrick Lévy |
| 2000 |
Old school by Karim Abbou, Kader Ayd |
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Se souvenir des belles choses by Zabou Breitman |
| 1998 |
Le Ciel; les oiseaux… et ta mère! by Djamel Bensalah |
| 1997 |
K by Alexandre Arcady |
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Y a du foutage de gueule dans l’air by Djamel Bensalah |
| 1996 |
Hommes, femmes, mode d’emploi by Claude Lelouch |
| 1995 |
Les Anges gardiens by Jean-Marie Poiré |
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Adultère, mode d’emploi by Christine Pascal |
| 1994 |
Priez pour nous by Jean-Pierre Vergne |
| 1993 |
À cause d’elle by Jean-Loup Hubert |
| 1991 |
Triplex by Georges Lautner |
actor
George Aguilar
selected filmography
| 2008 |
Client(e) by Josiane Balasko |
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Orpailleur by Marc Barrat |
| 2005 |
La Vie est à nous! by Gérard Krawczyk |
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Les Bronzés 3: Amis pour la vie by Patrice Leconte |
| 2004 |
Casablanca driver by Maurice Barthélemy |
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L’Ex-femme de ma vie by Josiane Balasko |
| 2003 |
Le Mystère de la chambre jaune by Bruno Podalydès |
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Notre musique by Jean-Luc Godard |
| 1999 |
Le Fils du français by Gérard Lauzier |
actress
Sara Martins
| 2009 |
Mensch by Steve Suissa |
| 2008 |
Après l’océan by Eliane De Latour |
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Orpailleur by Marc Barrat |
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Rumeurs, commérages, on dit que by Ingrid Lanzenerg |
| 2007 |
La Solution by Benny Malapa |
| 2006 |
J’invente rien by Michel Leclerc |
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Fragiles by Martin Valente |
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Mes copines by Sylvie Ayme |
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L’Heure d’été by Olivier Assayas |
| 2004 |
Ne quittez pas! by Arthur Joffé |
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Dans tes rêves by Denis Thybaud |
| 2002 |
Les Amateurs by Stéphanie Aubriot, Nicolas Acker |
Transcribed interview with Marc Barrat following the screening of Orpailleur at the Angoulême Festival: http://filmfrancophone.fr/actualites/fiche.php?id=111.
Interview of director Marc Barrat
Since 1995, a new exodus, a new gold rush has been occurring in French Guiana. Today, the extracted gold is around 100-150 meters deep underground.  Forty tons of gold reserves, which presents a substantial opportunity for all; the forest is therefore in considerable danger.
It’s necessary to tackle the problem at the source, so cooperation with Brazil and Suriname, the two bordering countries is necessary.
The paradox is that Guiana is a French territory, where unbelievable stories are taking place. The people who are looking for gold are not necessarily driven by the quest for profit; they are first and foremost individuals trying to survive by the only means available. There is at the same time profound modernity and archaism. And all this takes place in the majestic National Amazonian Park in French Guiana. For that reason we cannot remain indifferent.
The film is consequently a fiction movie that is firmly anchored in reality, and will allow for some sort of improvement of the situation, I hope.
The film was directed on a tight budget and shot in only 35 days; the act of shooting in the Guiana forest seemed very ambitious on paper. The producer then came with me on location, as I am Guianese, to ensure the feasibility of the project because numerous questions cropped up concerning logistical organization, lighting for example. The extras helped make the film more realistic since it centers on people who live in the forest, and I chose to use real orpailleurs, or gold panners. We recreated the gold washing camps based on existing camps. |
