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Action directe, nos années de plomb (2024)

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.

  • Documentary
  • History

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Natacha RégnierNatacha RégnierNarrator (Voice over)
  • Photo of Daniel Cohn-BenditDaniel Cohn-BenditSelf : May 68 - Demonstrator & Politician
  • Photo of Olivier RolinOlivier RolinSelf : Founder of Gauche prolétarienne & Writer
  • Photo of Bernard RipertBernard RipertSelf : Lawyer of Action directe
  • Photo of Marie-Christine ÉtelinMarie-Christine ÉtelinSelf : Lawyer of Jean-Marc Rouillan (Leader of Action directe)
  • Photo of Henri LeclercHenri LeclercSelf : Lawyer of Jean-Marc Rouillan & Nathalie Ménigon
  • Photo of Christian ÉtelinChristian ÉtelinSelf : Lawyer of Action directe
  • Photo of Patricia TourancheauPatricia TourancheauSelf : Journalist
  • Photo of Hervé BrusiniHervé BrusiniSelf : Journalist
  • Photo of Jo QuerrJo QuerrSelf : Counter-terrorism squad superintendent

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