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1 September 2003 (France) more
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The French army was very influential in how modern suppression of independence movements has been and is carried out. This documentary reveals why. full summary | add synopsis
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A great small-scale documentary on the Argentine military government more (1 total)

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Anibal Acosta ... Himself
Alcides Lopez Aufranc ... Himself
Carl Bernard ... Himself
Michel Besineau ... Himself
Ramon Diaz Bessone ... Himself
Marcel Bigeard ... Himself
Reynaldo Bignone ... Himself
Jean-Pierre Bousquet ... Himself
Horacio Mendez Carrera ... Himself
Manuel Contreras ... Himself
Bertrand de Parseval ... Himself
Juan Gaspari ... Himself
Monica Gonzales ... Herself
Albano Harguindeguy ... Himself
John Johns ... Himself
Charles Lacheroy ... Himself
Pierre Messmer ... Himself
Paul Teitgen ... Himself
Julio Urien ... Himself
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Also Known As:
Death Squads: The French School (Europe: English title) (literal English title)
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France:60 min | Argentina:61 min
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2 out of 2 people found the following review useful.
A great small-scale documentary on the Argentine military government, 25 March 2006
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Author: Ralph Ignacio Litardo (lancaster@fibertel.com.ar) from Capital, Buenos Aires, Argentina

We all know that the US backed up the military regimes in Latin America. Not so well known is the "French connection", basically they even trained the Americans on guerrilla warfare!

The courageous Marie-Monique Robin gets into the military's garrisons and private houses, and gets invaluable testimonies. Sometimes "official", others with a surprisingly effective "hidden camera". I do think "the end justifies the means" in this particular case!

I sometimes even fear for her own security, wondering what would have happened if they caught her (specially the Chilean). She delves on the "Condor" plan, the connection between Brazilian, Chilean, Argentinian etc forces for exchanging information and "savoir faire" about kidnapping, torture and murder. It's fun how the French generals seem to be totally proud about their job, I suppose they are even heroes! Whereas the Argentine have been judged and condemned, by the society as much as by the judges. A difficult topic, where a definite opinion is not easy.

As a side point, I find alluring the beautiful French language, even when talking about such a violent topic. If only beauty could cancel things out...

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