Between theatre and cinema, Claire Denis brings Koltès' language to life: The Cry of the Guards, a work that invites discussion...
A drama by Claire Denis starring Isaach de Bankolé, Matt Dillon, and Mia McKenna-Bruce. France, Senegal. 1 hour 49 minutes.
A vast public works project in West Africa. Horn, the foreman, and Cal, a young engineer, share temporary accommodation behind the double gates of the compound reserved for whites. Leone, Horn's fiancée, arrives from Europe the very evening a man who has broken in appears behind the gates. His name is Alboury. He will not leave until he is given the body of his brother, who died on the construction site...
Adapted from the play *Combat de nègre et de chiens* (The Negro and the Dogs) by the French playwright Bernard-Marie Koltès.
A discussion led by François-Henri Soulié, playwright, actor, set designer, director, and author of crime novels.








