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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.

Top Cast

  • Emmanuelle Béart

    Emmanuelle Béart

    Self (segment "Pour Nguyen Chi Thien, Vietnam")

  • Youssou N'Dour

    Youssou N'Dour

    Self (segment "Pour Augustine Eke, Nigeria")

  • Jane Birkin

    Jane Birkin

    Self - Narrator (segment "Pour Maria Nonna Santa Clara, Philippines")

  • Sami Frey

    Sami Frey

    Self (segment "Pour Alirio de Jesús Pedraza Becerra, Colombie")

  • Henri Cartier-Bresson

    Henri Cartier-Bresson

    Self - Narrator (segment "Pour Mamadou Bâ, Mauritanie")

  • Gérald Thomassin

    Gérald Thomassin

    Self (segment "Pour Anstraum Aman Villagrán Morales, Guatemala")

  • Charlotte Gainsbourg

    Charlotte Gainsbourg

    Self (segment "Pour Crisanto Mederos, Venezuela")

  • Carole Bouquet

    Carole Bouquet

    Self (segment "Pour Andreas Christodoulou, Grèce")

  • Adolf Hitler

    Adolf Hitler

    Self (segment "Pour Andreas Christodoulou, Grèce") (archive footage) (uncredited)

Overview

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.

Rating

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