Action directe, nos années de plomb
2024•6.5•Released
DocumentaryHistory
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.
Director
Virginie Linhart
Languages
French
Studio
CAPA
Cast
Natacha Régnier
Narrator (Voice over)
Daniel Cohn-Bendit
Self : May 68 - Demonstrator & Politician
Olivier Rolin
Self : Founder of Gauche prolétarienne & Writer
Bernard Ripert
Self : Lawyer of Action directe
Marie-Christine Ételin
Self : Lawyer of Jean-Marc Rouillan (Leader of Action directe)
Henri Leclerc
Self : Lawyer of Jean-Marc Rouillan & Nathalie Ménigon
Christian Ételin
Self : Lawyer of Action directe
Patricia Tourancheau
Self : Journalist
Hervé Brusini
Self : Journalist
Jo Querr
Self : Counter-terrorism squad superintendent
Jean-Louis Bruguière
Self : Investigating magistrate in charge of counter-terrorism affairs
Jean-Pierre Pochon
Self : General information counter-terrorism unit chief
Jean Glavany
Self : Head of cabinet of President François Mitterrand (1981-1988)
Robert Badinter
Self : Minister of Justice (1981-1986)
Jean-Louis Huesca
Self : Crime squad superintendent
Production
Company
CAPA
Company
INA
Company
France Télévisions
Company
CNC
Producer
Anthony Orliange
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