Film Screening: Rebellion
Rebellion (Original: L'Ordre et la Morale)
Mathieu Kassovitz says his first film
La Haine was about police brutality, while Rebellion is about government
brutality.
“It’s April 1988 on the OuvĂ©a
Island in the French colony of New Caledonia. 30 police are kidnapped
by Kanak separatists and in response 300 special-forces operatives
are sent in to restore order. To avoid unnecessary conflict, Philippe
Legorjus (Mathieu Kassovitz), the captain of an elite
counter-terrorism police unit, is sent in to the heart of the rebel
base to negotiate a peaceful solution. But against the highly
pressured backdrop of presidential elections in France, the stakes
are high and all bets are off. Mathieu Kassovitz (La Haine) makes a
powerful comeback in front of and behind the camera with this violent
thriller, based on true events.” Craig Grobler, The EstablishingShot.
Friday, 16 August 2013, 6:30pm at the
People’s Cinema, 57 Manners St.
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