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The Forgotten Night - October 17, 1961 (2011)
Directed by Olivier Lambert, Thomas Salva
Documentary · 15m
On October 17, 1961, in response to the curfew imposed on Muslim Algerians by Paris police prefect Maurice Papon, the FLN Federation of France organized a peaceful demonstration in the streets of the capital. The demonstration turned into a bloody crackdown: unprecedented violence, thousands of arrests, hundreds missing, and dozens dead. Today, much is known about the violence of that night: at least 200 Algerians were killed, beheaded, beaten, or thrown into the Seine; 11,500 others were arrested and often tortured. Hundreds were deported back to Algeria. Long silenced, the repression has been acknowledged thanks to the work of remembrance and eyewitness accounts.
Cast
Jean-Luc Einaudi
Georges Azenstarck
Crew
- Director
- Olivier Lambert, Thomas Salva
- Writer
- Olivier Lambert, Thomas Salva
- Editor
- Antoine Ferrando, Lea Lambert, Olivier Lambert, Thomas Salva
- Producer
- Hans Lucas
Details
- Original title
- La Nuit Oubliée - 17 Octobre 1961
- Release date
- 2011-01-01
- Runtime
- 15m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- France
- Production
- KissKissBankBank, CNC