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Ces mathématiciens qui firent plier le Kremlin
8.0 / 10• 2025•NR• French
DocumentaryHistory
Storyline
On January 15, 1972, Leonid Pliouchtch, a Ukrainian mathematician who was unknown at the time, was locked up in a Soviet psychiatric institution and accused of dissidence. His wife, Tatiana, fought for his defense and contacted a committee of French mathematicians to help him. Led by Laurent Schwartz, they launched a three-year campaign to secure his release and succeeded in getting the USSR to back down on the issue.
Cast & Crew
Michel Broué
Self : Mathematician & Trotskist Activist
Lead
Pierre Laurent
Self : Journalist
Pierre Juquin
Self : Syndicalist
MS
Mathieu Schwartz
Narrator (voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mathieu Schwartz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Ces mathématiciens qui firent plier le Kremlin is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
