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Red Army/PFLP: Declaration of World War
6.5 / 10• 1971• 1h 10m•NR• Japanese
Documentary
Storyline
On their way back from the Cannes Film Festival in 1971, filmmakers Wakamatsu Koji and Adachi Masao visited Lebanon to meet Japan's Red Army faction and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine to shoot a newsreel film promoting the Palestinian resistance. Conceived as a ‘declaration of world war’ that implicates us all, the directors capture the everyday banality of military training and preparation exercises for imminent battle.
Cast & Crew
RT
Rokihiro Toga
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Lead
Aoi Nakajima
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SI
Susumu Iwabuchi
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MM
Masao Matsuda
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Masao Adachi
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Fusako Shigenobu
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Leila Khaled
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Ghassan Kanafani
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What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kōji Wakamatsu's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Red Army/PFLP: Declaration of World War is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
