Director(s)
Chantal Akerman
Production Year
2011
Genre(s)
Drama
Approx. running minutes
127m
Cast
Stanislas Merhar, Marc Barbé, Aurora Marion
Film
La Folie Almayer
infrequent strong language
LA FOLIE ALMAYER is a period drama, set in 1950s Malaysia, in which a European gold prospector struggling with his unfulfilled ambitions and troubled marriage seeks to secure a future for his daughter.
LA FOLIE ALMAYER is a period drama, set in 1950s Malaysia, in which a European gold prospector struggling with his unfulfilled ambitions and troubled marriage seeks to secure a future for his daughter.
- additional issues
- The story features historical colonialism and racism. There are discussions of a girl's mixed-race heritage, in the context of her future prospects, and some characters use derogatory language to describe the local inhabitants, including 'savage'. A husband talks about 'forcing' his wife to have sex, but there is no accompanying visual detail. There are references to adultery; in one scene two people kiss passionately and lie down together but there is no nudity. Sequences feature threat, both from guns and from natural forces such as storms. There are death scenes and references to death, as well as people experiencing emotional and mental distress. A person is described as a 'drug smuggler'. A dialogue line mentions suicide but none is shown. People smoke tobacco and drink alcohol; in one scene a person drinks heavily.
Director(s)
Chantal Akerman
Production Year
2011
Genre(s)
Drama
Approx. running minutes
127m
Cast
Stanislas Merhar, Marc Barbé, Aurora Marion
infrequent strong language
Classified Date:
15/04/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BFI Video
- additional issues
- The story features historical colonialism and racism. There are discussions of a girl's mixed-race heritage, in the context of her future prospects, and some characters use derogatory language to describe the local inhabitants, including 'savage'. A husband talks about 'forcing' his wife to have sex, but there is no accompanying visual detail. There are references to adultery; in one scene two people kiss passionately and lie down together but there is no nudity. Sequences feature threat, both from guns and from natural forces such as storms. There are death scenes and references to death, as well as people experiencing emotional and mental distress. A person is described as a 'drug smuggler'. A dialogue line mentions suicide but none is shown. People smoke tobacco and drink alcohol; in one scene a person drinks heavily.
Classified date
15/04/2025
Language
French
