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Action directe, nos années de plomb
6.5 / 10• 2024•NR• French
DocumentaryHistory
Storyline
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 & Crew
Natacha Régnier
Narrator (Voice over)
Lead
Daniel Cohn-Bendit
Self : May 68 - Demonstrator & Politician
Olivier Rolin
Self : Founder of Gauche prolétarienne & Writer
BR
Bernard Ripert
Self : Lawyer of Action directe
MÉ
Marie-Christine Ételin
Self : Lawyer of Jean-Marc Rouillan (Leader of Action directe)
HL
Henri Leclerc
Self : Lawyer of Jean-Marc Rouillan & Nathalie Ménigon
CÉ
Christian Ételin
Self : Lawyer of Action directe
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Patricia Tourancheau
Self : Journalist
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Virginie Linhart's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Action directe, nos années de plomb is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
