---
title: 'Almayer''s Folly (2011)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Chantal Akerman'
released: '2011-09-28'
runtime_minutes: 127
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Belgium'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/almayers-folly-2011'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1532530/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Almayer's Folly (2011)

2011 · 127 min · Drama · France, Belgium

Original title: La Folie Almayer

## Synopsis

Almayer's Folly is a 2011 drama film directed by Chantal Akerman and starring Stanislas Merhar, Aurora Marion and Marc Barbé. It is an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1895 debut novel Almayer's Folly, and tells the story of a Dutchman searching for pirate treasure in Malaysia. The setting has been relocated to the 1950s. The film was a coproduction between companies in France and Belgium. It received four Magritte Award nominations.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Chantal Akerman](https://cinepixo.com/people/chantal-akerman)
- **Screenplay:** [Chantal Akerman](https://cinepixo.com/people/chantal-akerman)
- **Producer:** [Chantal Akerman](https://cinepixo.com/people/chantal-akerman)

## Cast

- [Marc Barbé](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-barbe)
- [Stanislas Merhar](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanislas-merhar)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/almayers-folly-2011
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