October 17, 1961: A day that went missing
1992•52m•10.0•Released
DocumentaryHistoryDrama
This documentary bears witness to the events that took place more than thirty years before the filming of this movie, on October 17, 1961, in Paris, during the Algerian War. It is a work not only about historical truth but also about memory. Constructed primarily from interviews conducted with those involved in the events, along with archival footage, photographs, and radio broadcasts from the time, our investigation proves that nearly 200 Algerians were killed (drowned, tortured) that night and in the days that followed by the French police. "A Missing Day" seeks to ask two key questions: how could such events have unfolded in the capital of a Western democracy barely thirty years ago? And why have they been silenced ever since?
Director
Philip Brooks
Writer
Jean-Luc Einaudi, Philip Brooks, Alan Hayling
Languages
French
Studio
Dominant 7
Cast
Jacques Panijel
Self
Idir Belkacem
Self
Josette Brançon
Self
Adam Messaoud
Self
Cherhabil Hachemi
Self
Djouher Kessaci
Self
Aïcha Farhi
Self
Jean-Louis Peninou
Self
Elie Kagan
Self
Roger Chaix
Self
Omar Boudaoud
Self
Constantin Melnik
Self
Production
Company
Dominant 7
Company
Point du Jour
Company
Channel 4 Television
Company
CNC
Company
France•3
Company
ITEL
Producer
Laurent Bocahut
Producer
Philip Brooks
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