Port Djema
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Éric Heumann
Philipee Lehembre
Matusala Te Wolde
Mesfim Tekle Haimanot
Nathalie Boutefeu
Samy Cohen
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A Parisian surgeon, Pierre Feldman, comes to the imaginary North African country of Port Djema--a dusty remnant of the former French Empire in East Africa--to fulfill a promise he made to an old friend, Dr. Antoine Barasse, who ran a remote desert clinic from which he gave help to Assad rebels at war with the government. The promise: to find and save a missing young boy, whose photo Dr. Barasse had mailed to his collegue, Pierre, prior to his death. Pierre follows the steps of his friend in the capital port and shady cafes where subversives make their contacts. Guided by a rather too helpful taxi driver, he comes across brutalities in th courtside districts. Despite being warned about the danger, Pierre journey's into Antoine's clinic. He discovers a bruised and violent Africa, and above all the reverse side of humanitarian undertaking.
Director
Éric Heumann
Cast
Philipee Lehembre
Matusala Te Wolde
Mesfim Tekle Haimanot
Nathalie Boutefeu
Samy Cohen
Ambelit Behre
Tekle Yordanos
Christophe Odent
Zerai Haile
Frtdtric Pierrot
Jean-charles Manuel
Claire Wauthion
Daniel Fesshaya
Sara Ogbazghi
Haile Berkhane
Franco Sardella
Tseggai Habte
Jean-yves Dubois
Edouard Montoute
Frederic Andrei
Tesfay Zerabruk
Crew
Theo Angelopoulos
Giorgios Arvanitis
Marc Baraduc
Yves Bernard
Isabelle Dedieu
Valerie Delafosse
Edmee Doroszlai
Florence Dugowson
Philippe Gautier
Éric Heumann
Jacques Lebas
Bernard Leroux
Bernard Lorain
Sanjay Mishra
Frédérique Moidon
Danka Semenowicz
Marc Soutras
Francoise Thouvenot
Frantois Waledisch
Christophe Winding
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Silver Bear award for Best Director at the 1997 Berlin International Film Festival.
Released in United States February 1997
Released in United States January 22, 1999
Released in United States March 1998
Released in United States Winter December 11, 1998
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 13-24, 1997.
Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 5-15, 1998.
Feature directorial debt for Eric Heumann.
Released in United States January 22, 1999 (Boston)
Released in United States February 1997 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 13-24, 1997.)
Released in United States March 1998 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 5-15, 1998.)
Released in United States Winter December 11, 1998
