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Lest We Forget

Contre l’oubli

Release: 1991-12-11·Runtime: 112m·★ 7.0
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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.

Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Amnesty International
Les Films du Paradoxe

Cast

Youssou N'DourYoussou N'Douras Self (segment "Pour Augustine Eke, Nigeria")Jane BirkinJane Birkinas Self - Narrator (segment "Pour Maria Nonna Santa Clara, Philippines")Henri Cartier-BressonHenri Cartier-Bressonas Self - Narrator (segment "Pour Mamadou Bâ, Mauritanie")Alain SouchonAlain Souchonas Self (segment "Pour Ushari Ahmed Mahmoud, Soudan")Anouk GrinbergAnouk Grinbergas Self (segment "Pour Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar")Jacques HigelinJacques Higelinas Self (segment "Pour Vera Chirwa, Malawi")Emmanuelle BéartEmmanuelle Béartas Self (segment "Pour Nguyen Chi Thien, Vietnam")Anny DupereyAnny Dupereyas Self (segment "Pour Ghassan Najjar, Syrie")Bruno MasureBruno Masureas Self (segment "Pour Stanza Bopape, Afrique du Sud")Fidel CastroFidel Castroas Self (segment "Pour Esteban González González, Cuba") (archive footage) (uncredited)Hubert ReevesHubert Reevesas Self (segment "Pour Fidel Intusca Fernandez, Pérou")Sami FreySami Freyas Self (segment "Pour Alirio de Jesús Pedraza Becerra, Colombie")Edgar MorinEdgar Morinas Self - Narrator (segment "Pour 'Ali Muhammad al-Qajiji, Lybie")Isabelle HuppertIsabelle Huppertas Self (segment "Pour Archana Guha, Inde")Alexandre MinkowskiAlexandre Minkowskias Self (segment "Pour Abraham Serfaty, Maroc")Abbé PierreAbbé Pierreas Self (segment "Pour Dalton Prejean, USA")Marie TrintignantMarie Trintignantas Self (segment "Pour José Ramón Garciá Gómez, Mexique")Catherine DeneuveCatherine Deneuveas Self (segment "Pour Febe Elisabeth Velásquez, El Salvador")Adolf HitlerAdolf Hitleras Self (segment "Pour Andreas Christodoulou, Grèce") (archive footage) (uncredited)Michel PiccoliMichel Piccolias Self (segment "Pour Nasrin Rasooli, Iran")Haroun TazieffHaroun Tazieffas Self (segment "Pour Mulugetta Mosissa, Éthiopie")André RousseletAndré Rousseletas Self (segment "Pour Thomas Wainggai, Indonésie")Paul AmarPaul Amaras Self (segment "Pour Wang Xizhe, Chine")Alex DescasAlex Descasas Dalton Prejean (segment "Pour Dalton Prejean, USA")François JacobFrançois Jacobas Self (segment "Pour Esteban González González, Cuba")Charlotte GainsbourgCharlotte Gainsbourgas Self (segment "Pour Crisanto Mederos, Venezuela")Carole BouquetCarole Bouquetas Self (segment "Pour Andreas Christodoulou, Grèce")Philippe NoiretPhilippe Noiretas Self (segment "Pour Joaquim Elema Boringue, Guinée Équatoriale")Guy BedosGuy Bedosas Self (segment "Pour Alexandre Goldovitch, URSS")Robert BadinterRobert Badinteras Self (segment "Pour Kim Song-Man, Corée du Sud")MC SolaarMC Solaaras Self (segment "Pour Kim Song-Man, Corée du Sud")

Crew

Philippe Muyl" />Philippe MuylDirectorPatrice Chéreau" />Patrice ChéreauDirectorEdgar Morin" />Edgar MorinWriterRené Allio" />René AllioDirectorAnne-Marie Miéville" />Anne-Marie MiévilleDirectorAlain Resnais" />Alain ResnaisDirectorJoseph Haydn" />Joseph HaydnMusicMC Solaar" />MC SolaarMusicMino Cinelu" />Mino CineluMusicRobert Kramer" />Robert KramerDirectorGérard Frot-Coutaz" />Gérard Frot-CoutazDirectorBertrand Tavernier" />Bertrand TavernierDirectorCosta-Gavras" />Costa-GavrasDirectorColine Serreau" />Coline SerreauDirectorJean-Michel Carré" />Jean-Michel CarréDirectorJean-Loup Hubert" />Jean-Loup HubertDirectorRomain Goupil" />Romain GoupilDirectorAlain Corneau" />Alain CorneauDirectorChantal Akerman" />Chantal AkermanDirectorLaurent Voulzy" />Laurent VoulzyMusicAlain Souchon" />Alain SouchonLyricistRobert Badinter" />Robert BadinterLyricistArvo Pärt" />Arvo PärtMusicJacques Deray" />Jacques DerayDirectorMaria João Pires" />Maria João PiresMusicianLaurent Petitgirard" />Laurent PetitgirardMusicGeorg Solti" />Georg SoltiConductorJane Birkin" />Jane BirkinDirectorMartine Franck" />Martine FranckDirectorWolfgang Amadeus Mozart" />Wolfgang Amadeus MozartMusicPatrice Leconte" />Patrice LeconteDirectorMichel Deville" />Michel DevilleDirectorJacques Doillon" />Jacques DoillonDirectorJean Becker" />Jean BeckerDirectorMichel Piccoli" />Michel PiccoliDirectorPeter Gabriel" />Peter GabrielMusicBernard Giraudeau" />Bernard GiraudeauDirectorRaymond Depardon" />Raymond DepardonDirectorNadine Trintignant" />Nadine TrintignantDirectorClaire Denis" />Claire DenisDirectorJean-Luc Godard" />Jean-Luc GodardDirector