Danton's Death

Danton's Death

65 mins | Documentary | March 25, 2011

Steve, a 25-year-old Black man from the Paris suburbs, seeks to escape the violence of his immediate surroundings by training to become an actor at one of France’s most prestigious drama schools. But soon he discovers that the theater world is only interested in having him inhabit “Black” roles.

Danton's Death

65 mins | Documentary | March 25, 2011

Danton's Death
Steve, a 25-year-old Black man from the Paris suburbs, seeks to escape the violence of his immediate surroundings by training to become an actor at one of France’s most prestigious drama schools. But soon he discovers that the theater world is only interested in having him inhabit “Black” roles.
Producers Planète+, .Mille et Une. Films., TVM - Est Parisien
Original title La mort de Danton
Directors Alice Diop
Writers Alice Diop

Cast

Steve Tientcheu

as Self