How Good the Whites Are (Ya bon les blancs) 36 years old

How Good the Whites Are

The humanitarian aid expedition "Angeles Azules" (Blue Angels), comprising twelve Europeans and six trucks loaded with provisions to alleviate hunger in Sub-Saharan Africa, advances across the continent. As a result of the difficulties the team encounters, disorganization gradually takes over the convoy. Each of the members of the group, little by little, yield to their petty, selfish impulses: violence, power, nostalgia - The breakdown of one of the trucks forces Michele and Nadia to wait at an oasis for the arrival of spare parts. But a starving local tribe settles threateningly near them. The chief of the tribe makes a speech they don't understand, which is followed by a macabre purification ceremony.

Credits

How Good the Whites Are Cast

Name Character
Michel Piccoli He was 62, now 98 years old as Père Jean-Marie
Michele Placido He was 41, now 77 years old as Michel
Jean-François Stévenin He was 43, now 80 years old as Peter
Maruschka Detmers She was 25, now 61 years old as Nadia
Juan Diego He was 513, 73 years old when he died as Diego Ramirez

How Good the Whites Are Crew

Name Department
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How Good the Whites Are (36 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, January 20, 1988
  • Runtime: 95 minutes