Lest We Forget
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.
Directed by Dominique Dante · Written by Michel Grisolia
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Emmanuelle Béart Self (segment "Pour Nguyen Chi Thien, Vietnam") -
Youssou N'Dour Self (segment "Pour Augustine Eke, Nigeria") -
Jane Birkin Self - Narrator (segment "Pour Maria Nonna Santa Clara, Philippines") -
Sami Frey Self (segment "Pour Alirio de Jesús Pedraza Becerra, Colombie") -
Henri Cartier-Bresson Self - Narrator (segment "Pour Mamadou Bâ, Mauritanie") - Gérald Thomassin Self (segment "Pour Anstraum Aman Villagrán Morales, Guatemala")
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Charlotte Gainsbourg Self (segment "Pour Crisanto Mederos, Venezuela") -
Carole Bouquet Self (segment "Pour Andreas Christodoulou, Grèce") -
Adolf Hitler Self (segment "Pour Andreas Christodoulou, Grèce") (archive footage) (uncredited) -
Edgar Morin Self - Narrator (segment "Pour 'Ali Muhammad al-Qajiji, Lybie") -
Philippe Noiret Self (segment "Pour Joaquim Elema Boringue, Guinée Équatoriale") -
Isabelle Huppert Self (segment "Pour Archana Guha, Inde")
Make it a double feature
3h 33m together
Lest We Forget
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