Philippe Legorjus
Mathieu Kassovitz
Philippe Legorjus
Overview
April 1988, Ouvéa Island, New Caledonia. 30 gendarmes are taken hostage by a group of Kanak freedom fighters. 300 soldiers are sent from France to re-establish order. 2 men confront each other: Philippe Legorjus, chief of the terrorist squad, and Alphonse Dianou, head of the kidnappers. Through their shared values, they will attempt to make discussion triumph. But, in the middle of a presidential election, when the stakes are political, order isn't always dictated by morality. A violent and troubling epic that marks the return of Mathieu Kassovitz in front and behind the camera.
Trailer
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Cast
Alphonse Dianou
Iabe Lapacas
Alphonse Dianou
JP Perrot
Malik Zidi
JP Perrot
Jean Bianconi
Alexandre Steiger
Jean Bianconi
Bernard Pons
Daniel Martin
Bernard Pons
Christian Prouteau
Philippe Torreton
Christian Prouteau
Chantal Legorjus
Sylvie Testud
Chantal Legorjus
Général de Gendarmerie Jérôme
Jean-Philippe Puymartin
Général de Gendarmerie Jérôme
Samy
Steeve Une
Samy
Colonel de l'armée Dubut
Patrick Fierry
Colonel de l'armée Dubut
Général de brigade Vidal
Philippe de Jacquelin Dulphé
Général de brigade Vidal
Lieutenant Colonel de Gendarmerie Benson
Stefan Godin
Lieutenant Colonel de Gendarmerie Benson
Reviews
deepkino
Matthieu Kassovitz, who made a big splash with his 1995 film La Haine, returns with a new film based on a real event that took place in 1988 in New Caledonia, France’s overseas territory in the Pacific. Gendarmerie chief Philippe Legorjus is sent with his men to Ouvéa to negotiate with Kanak separatists holding hostages. However, there is no ground for negotiation—the French army has already taken a combat stance. Time is running out, as elections are near and the mainland wants quick results. This ever-intense uprising is both a gripping action film and a political drama. Kassovitz not only wrote and directed the film but also stars in the lead role. It portrays the separatists’ struggle for freedom alongside the politicians’ fight for power... A highly sensitive topic! The result is a compact and realistic film—cinematically, politically and humanely.
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