The Hillside Crowd (Ceux de la Colline)
CAMBRIDGE AFRICAN FILM SEASON
Director: Berni Goldblat.
Switzerland, 2009.
72 mins. with English subtitles.
A makeshift gold mine on the remote Diosso hillside in Burkina Faso has attracted a swarm of gold-diggers and dynamite blasters, healers and dealers, vendors and prostitutes, children, holy men and barbers. Living in the promiscuous closeness of a crowded and improvised gold town, these men and women are recklessly determined to find the gold that will change their lives. The film explores their desperate quest for fortune and elusive happiness. The gold rush is relentless.
Screenings (select one to book tickets)
Thursday 23 September, 5:30PM
Wednesday 22 September, 1:00PM
Reviews
The Hillside Crowd (Ceux de la Colline) by Festival Daily
22 Sep 2010
With much of the western emphasis on African mining problems being based...
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The Hillside Crowd (Ceux de la Colline) by Festival Daily
25 Sep 2010
Reviews are currently closed for this film
