Action directe, nos années de plomb

Top 10 Billed Cast

Natacha Régnier
Natacha Régnier

Narrator (Voice over)

Daniel Cohn-Bendit
Daniel Cohn-Bendit

Self : May 68 - Demonstrator & Politician

Olivier Rolin
Olivier Rolin

Self : Founder of Gauche prolétarienne & Writer

Bernard Ripert
Bernard Ripert

Self : Lawyer of Action directe

Marie-Christine Ételin
Marie-Christine Ételin

Self : Lawyer of Jean-Marc Rouillan (Leader of Action directe)

Henri Leclerc
Henri Leclerc

Self : Lawyer of Jean-Marc Rouillan & Nathalie Ménigon

Christian Ételin
Christian Ételin

Self : Lawyer of Action directe

Patricia Tourancheau
Patricia Tourancheau

Self : Journalist

Hervé Brusini
Hervé Brusini

Self : Journalist

Jo Querr
Jo Querr

Self : Counter-terrorism squad superintendent

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    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.

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    2024-09-09

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