''Port Djema'' is a 1997 French
drama film
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directed by
Eric Heumann
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. It was entered into the
47th Berlin International Film Festival
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where Heumann won the
Silver Bear for Best Director
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.
The music for the film was written by
Sanjay Mishra and released as a soundtrack album called ''
Port Djema
''Port Djema'' is a 1997 French drama film directed by Eric Heumann. It was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival where Heumann won the Silver Bear for Best Director. The music for the film was written by Sanjay Mishra and r ...
''.
Cast
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Jean-Yves Dubois as Pierre Feldman
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Nathalie Boutefeu
Nathalie Boutefeu (born 1968) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter. She has appeared in 40 films since 1990. She starred in the film '' The Butterfly's Dream'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1994 Canne ...
as Alice
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as Jérôme Delbos
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Edouard Montoute as Ousman
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Frédéric Pierrot
Frédéric Pierrot (born 17 September 1960) is a French actor. He has appeared in more than 120 films and television shows since 1986. He starred in the film ''Tell Me I'm Dreaming'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1 ...
as Antoine Barasse
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Claire Wauthion as Sister Marie-Françoise
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Frédéric Andréi
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In 1980 he starred in ''Le Voyage en douce'' under director Michel Deville. The next year he played the lead in Jean-Jacques Beineix's ''Diva
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Soundtrack
Guitarist
Sanjay Mishra contributed the music for the soundtrack, released in 1997.
Track listing
All music composed and arranged by Sanjay Mishra, except for "Amaldu" by Abeba Haile.
#For Julia
#Lullaby
#Amaldu
#Mirage
#Ambient sounds
#Incidental music 1
#Ambient sounds
#Incidental Music 2
#Passage into dawn
#Ambient sounds
#Incidental music 3
#Ambient percussion / Amaldu
#Incidental music 4
#Manali
#For Julia (reprise)
References
External links
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1997 films
1997 drama films
French drama films
1990s French-language films
Greek drama films
Italian drama films
Films shot in Eritrea
1990s French films
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