Movie: Against Oblivion

Top 10 Billed Cast

Paul Amar
Paul Amar

Self

Robert Badinter
Robert Badinter

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Guy Bedos
Guy Bedos

Self

Jane Birkin
Jane Birkin

Self

Carole Bouquet
Carole Bouquet

Self

Emmanuelle Béart
Emmanuelle Béart

Self

Henri Cartier-Bresson
Henri Cartier-Bresson

Self

Claude Cheysson
Claude Cheysson

Self

Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Deneuve

Self

Alex Descas
Alex Descas

Self

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    Contre l'Oubli (Against Oblivion) is a compilation of 30 French filmmakers, Alain Resnais and Jean Luc Godard among them, who use film to make a plea on behalf of a political prisoner. Jean Luc Godard and Anne Marie Mieville's film concerns the plight of Thomas Wanggai, West Papuan activist who has since died in prison. The short films were commissioned by Amnesty International.

  • Release Date

    1991-12-11

  • Average

    6.5

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
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  • Languages:

    Français
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