Brothers in Arms (1992)

10.0/10 • 104 min • Documentary History

Overview

From 1954 to 1962, during the Algerian War, French citizens provided concrete assistance to the FLN in France: sheltering refugees, forging documents, facilitating border crossings, and transporting funds. Whether committed to the ideals of the Republic or driven by Third Worldist revolutionaries, they sought to build a bridge of friendship between nations. They paid for their commitment with imprisonment and exile. Four veterans of the Jeanson network recall this period. Today, they are no longer seen as traitors or heroes, but as witnesses recounting "their" war... Silent for 30 years, the "Jeanson network" now bears witness to this history.

Cast

Francis Jeanson

Self (archive footage)

Hélène Cuenat

Self (archive footage)

Jacques Vergès

Self (archive footage)

Zina Haraigue

Self (archive footage)

Henri Curiel

Self (archive footage)

Jean-Paul Sartre

Self (archive footage)

Simone de Beauvoir

Self (archive footage)

Jacques Charby

Self (archive footage)

Colette Jeanson

Self (archive footage)

Paul Crauchet

Self (archive footage)

Michèle Firk

Self (archive footage)

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