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The Flood Drummers

10.020032h 17mMovieDrama

Based on the play by Hélène Cixous, filmed in 2002, Tambours sur la Digue is a story written by Hélène Cixous based on an ancient Asian fable about who shall be saved during a flood and presented by live actors as puppets and puppeteers, evoking the theatrical traditions of Japanese Noh and bunraku.

DirectorAriane Mnouchkine
WritersHélène Cixous·Ariane Mnouchkine

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Cast · Directed by Ariane Mnouchkine

NS
Nicolas Sotnikoff
Le Devin, He Tao, Le fleuve, Un garde
RM
Renata Ramos Maza
Duan, La mère du Chancelier, La femme de l'architecte
JCJuliana Carneiro da Cunha
Juliana Carneiro da Cunha
Le seigneur Kang, Madame Li
DBDuccio Bellugi-Vannuccini
Duccio Bellugi-Vannuccini
Le Chancelier
SLSava Lolov
Sava Lolov
Le Seigneur Hun, Wang Po, L'Architecte
MAMyriam Azencot
Myriam Azencot
Le Grand Intendant, Le Moine
SN
Serge Nicolaï
Tshumi
SN
Serge Nicolaï
L'Architecte
JMJacques Martial
Jacques Martial
L'Architecte (1ére partie)

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The Flood Drummers isn't streaming anywhere in Australia yet.

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The Flood Drummers hasn't started streaming in Australia yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around April 3, 2003. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.