Equator

Although based on a novel by Georges Simenon, director (and songwriter) Serge Gainsbourg has superimposed several dark emotions and a subtle brutality over the weak plot about a man's trip to Africa and his unfortunate passion for a murderess whose amorality sends the disillusioned fellow back to Europe. Sometimes described as frustrating and self-centered, reactions to this film swing across a broad spectrum of complaints -- not the least might be whether or not Gainsbourg is using a clichéd and stereotypical view of "dark Africa" to convey what he sees in his characters.

• Release date
• August 17, 1983
• Runtime
• 85 min
• Genres
• Drama, Thriller, Romance
• Director
• Serge Gainsbourg

Cast

Francis Huster Timar Barbara Sukowa Adele Reinhard Kolldehoff Eugene Schneider François Dyrek Superintendent Jean Bouise Public Prosecutor Julien Guiomar Bouilloux Roland Blanche One-Eyed Man

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Murray Gronwall The Forester