The Forgotten Night - October 17, 1961

The Forgotten Night - October 17, 1961

2011 fr 15 minutes

Rating: 10

Plot

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.

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Cast

Jean-Luc Einaudi

Jean-Luc Einaudi

Self

Georges Azenstarck

Georges Azenstarck

Self

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