Lest We Forget (1991)
"Contre l'oubli" (original title)

Contre l'Oubli (Against Oblivion) is 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... See full summary »

Directors:

Patrice Chéreau, Philippe Muyl,

Stars:

Paul Amar, Robert Badinter, Guy Bedos

Cast

Credited cast:
Paul Amar	...	Himself (segment "Pour Wang Xizhe, Chine")
Robert Badinter	...	Himself (segment "Pour Kim Song-man, Corée")
Guy Bedos	...	Himself (segment "Pour Alexandre Goldovitch, URSS")
Jane Birkin	...	Herself (segment "Pour Maria Nonna Santa Clara, Philippine")
Carole Bouquet	...	Herself (segment "Pour Andreas Christodoulou, Grèce")
Emmanuelle Béart	...	Herself (segment "Pour Nguyen Chi Thien, Vietnam")
Henri Cartier-Bresson	...	Himself (segment "Pour Mamadou Bâ, Mauritanie")
Claude Cheysson	...	Himself (segment "Pour Abd al-Ra'uf Ghabini, Israël")
Catherine Deneuve	...	Herself (segment "Pour Febe Elisabeth Velasquez, El Salvador")
Alex Descas
Anny Duperey	...	Herself (segment "Pour Ghassan Najjar, Syrie")
Martine Franck
Sami Frey	...	Himself (segment "Pour Alirio de Jesus Pedraza Becerra, Colombie")
Charlotte Gainsbourg	...	Herself (segment "Pour Anstraum Aman Villagran Morales, Guatémala")
Anouk Grinberg	...	Herself (segment "Pour Alirio de Crisanto Mederos, Vénézuela")

Storyline

Contre l'Oubli (Against Oblivion) is 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.

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Plot Keywords:

political prisoner | compilation | amnesty international | title directed by female | political activist

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

11 December 1991 (France)

Also Known As:

Against Oblivion

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amnesty International, Les Films du Paradoxe

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

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