Okay, Joe! or the Memoirs of Private Guilloux

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Okay, Joe! or the Memoirs of Private Guilloux

In autumn 1944, during the Liberation of Brittany, writer Louis Guilloux worked as an interpreter for the American army. He was a privileged witness to some little-known dramatic aspects of the Liberation: the rapes and murders committed by GIs on French civilians. He also discovered the racism of American military justice. This experience haunted the novelist for thirty years. In 1976, he recounted it in a short novel, "Ok, Joe", which went unnoticed. This film compares his account with the memories of the last witnesses to these forgotten crimes and their punishments.

Original Title

OK, Joe ! ou les Mémoires du soldat Guilloux

Release Date

2023-06-12

Year

2023

Duration

52m

Status

Released

Score

8.00

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Cast

Arnaud Stéphan

Arnaud Stéphan

Narrator (voice)

Louis Guilloux

Louis Guilloux

Self (archive footage)