Action directe, nos années de plomb (2024)
Overview
Between 1979 and 1987, a far-left group wreaked havoc across France. Robberies, bombings, assassinations. They struck hard and disappeared in a cloud of explosives, leaflets scattered in the wind, and relentless ideological demands. Their name? Action Directe. More than 80 attacks, 26 wounded, and 12 dead in less than ten years. Stunned French citizens discovered posters plastered everywhere showing portraits of these young women and men who looked like everyone else and whom nothing seemed to be able to stop. A long and intense manhunt began, culminating in the arrest of the group's leadership.
Cast
Natacha Régnier
Narrator (Voice over)
Daniel Cohn-Bendit
Self : May 68 - Demonstrator & Politician
Olivier Rolin
Self : Founder of Gauche prolétarienne & Writer
Jean Glavany
Self : Head of cabinet of President François Mitterrand (1981-1988)
Robert Badinter
Self : Minister of Justice (1981-1986)
Dan Franck
Self : Friend and host of an Action Directe member, Writer & Screenwriter
Noël Mamère
Self : TV Newsreader (Archive)
Patrick Stefanini
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