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La Ligne de démarcation, une France coupée en deux (1940-1943)

Between June 1940 and March 1943, the 1,200 kilometer long demarcation line broke France in two. For almost three years she controlled the daily newspaper of 40 million French people. In the north the zone occupied by Hitler's soldiers, in the south the zone administered by Marshal Pétain's Vichy regime. This film lifts the veil in this theater on the shameful mistakes of the collaboration, but also on the most courageous and noble deeds. Archive images and film recordings at places where the border used to be crossed are alternated with interviews with the last witnesses of this time.

Top Cast

  • Chloé Réjon

    Chloé Réjon

    Self (voice)

  • Georges Caudron

    Georges Caudron

    Self (voice)

  • Bruno Magne

    Bruno Magne

    Self (voice)

  • Louise Grinberg

    Louise Grinberg

    Self (voice)

  • Martin Amic

    Martin Amic

    Self (voice)

  • Sylvain Lemarie

    Sylvain Lemarie

    Self (voice)

  • Balthazar Gouzou

    Balthazar Gouzou

    Self (voice)

  • Marie-Christine Letort

    Marie-Christine Letort

    Self (voice)

  • Claude Leconte

    Claude Leconte

    Self

Overview

Between June 1940 and March 1943, the 1,200 kilometer long demarcation line broke France in two. For almost three years she controlled the daily newspaper of 40 million French people. In the north the zone occupied by Hitler's soldiers, in the south the zone administered by Marshal Pétain's Vichy regime. This film lifts the veil in this theater on the shameful mistakes of the collaboration, but also on the most courageous and noble deeds. Archive images and film recordings at places where the border used to be crossed are alternated with interviews with the last witnesses of this time.

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