L'ORDRE ET LA MORALE (REBELLION) |
In French with English subtitles. Bande Annonce REVIEWS There are few French films about France's role in her colonies, almost none set in this part of the world. This one makes some trenchant claims, in a powerfully direct story. Paul Byrnes - Sydney Morning Herald Rebellion is a rare piece of film making, a triumph from a director who has the skill, and the will, to commit his cinema to truth telling without compromise. Julie Rigg - ABC Radio National Superbly made in every respect, Rebellion is both a tragic indictment of the French politicians and the army command at the time, as well as a carefully researched document. Andrew L. Urban - Urban Cinefile As a director, [Kassovitz] throws some great moves -- a sequence where a gendarme explains how the station was invaded is a kind of 360-degree whirl of memories brought back to life. Leigh Paatsch - Herald Sun (Australia) |
A HAWKISH FRENCH WAR MOVIE!! Rebellion is the first contemporary action/war movie ever presented at the SFFF; it is also a political and controversial drama about France’s colonialism in the South Pacific, from acclaimed director Mathieu Kassovitz (director of Hate –SFFF 2006, Crimson Rivers; actor in Amélie, Munich, Haywire). It is 1988, in the French colony of New Caledonia. 30 policemen are taken hostage by a group of Kanak freedom fighters. 300 soldiers are sent from France to re-establish order. Captain Legorjus, chief of the anti-terrorist squad, attempts to negotiate a peaceful solution, but discovers that when the stakes are political, order isn't always dictated by morals. A troubling epic based on the Captain’s memoirs. Shown with Une souris verte by Juliette Henocque. Thursday, June 21 - 7:45pm & Saturday, June 23 - 1:05pm |
