6.9
Where can I stream White Material?
In the United States, White Material streams on Philo, AMC+, and Sundance Now, and it is free with ads on Kanopy. You can rent or buy it from Google Play Movies and YouTube. It also streams in 2 other countries.
Story
In the African heat, one woman stands alone
In the midst of a volatile regime change in a Francophone African state, Maria Vial is fighting to sustain her family’s coffee plantation. With rebels and the army struggling for control, French peacekeeping forces move out, warning the remaining white residents that they’re on their own. But Maria refuses to be driven off the land, even as tragedy looms.
Feels like
- Colonial Collapse Drama
- Psychological Descent
- African Civil War Backdrop
- Stoic Tragedy
- Post-Colonial Critique
- Visceral Realism
- Isolement and Denial
- Slow-Burn Tension