This Filthy Earth

Synopsis

A raw, passionate and darkly humorous interpretation of Zola's classic novel The Earth.

Francine and Kath are sisters who run the farm of their deceased parents in an isolated rural village. Kath has a daughter by Buto who, greedy for land, proposes to Kath on her coming of age and subsequent inheritance of the farm. Francine dislikes Buto and, in seeking comfort from her life of unrelenting toil and hardship, develops a relationship with the outsider, Lek. Francine's family and close-knit community fiercely disapprove of this liaison and begin to wage war on the stranger, which has destructive consequences for the whole village.

Details

Year

2001

Type of film

Features

Running Time

tbc

Format

35mm

Director

Andrew Kötting

Producer

Robin Gutch, Simon Perry

Editor

Cliff West

Screenwriter

Andrew Kötting, Sean Lock

Director of Photography

Nick Gordon Smith

Sound

John Pearson (recordist)

Music

David Burnand

Principal Cast

Rebecca Palmer, Dudley Sutton, Shane Attwooll, Demelza Randall, Xavier Tchilli

Genre

Production status

Complete

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Last updated 26th November 2005