The Silence of the River

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The Silence of the River

“Forgetting is complicit in recidivism,” says the commentary of this film dedicated to the demonstration of October 17, 1961 in Paris and the savage repression that followed. 11,538 Algerians will be arrested, which is reminiscent of the great Vel d’hiv roundup of July 16 and 17, 1942 where 12,884 Jews were arrested.
 The film brings together eyewitnesses including a priest, a peacekeeper, a couple of workers sympathetic to the Algerian cause, a lawyer, Paris municipal councilors including Claude Bourdet (then one of the leaders of the PSU and journalist to France Observateur), Gérard Monatte, the future police union leader, and the editor and writer François Maspero.

Original Title

Le Silence Du Fleuve

Release Date

1991-11-15

Year

1991

Duration

52m

Status

Released

Score

10.00

#immigration#racism#algeria#french-colonialism#police-murders#colonial-repression

Cast

Claude Bourdet

Claude Bourdet

François Maspero

François Maspero

Ali Haroun

Ali Haroun