CinemaOSMovie · 1992 · 0h 52m

October 17, 1961: A day that went missing

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This documentary bears witness to the events that took place more than thirty years before the filming of this movie, on October 17, 1961, in Paris, during the Algerian War. It is a work not only about historical truth but also about memory. Constructed primarily from interviews conducted with those involved in the events, along with archival footage, photographs, and radio broadcasts from the time, our investigation proves that nearly 200 Algerians were killed (drowned, tortured) that night and in the days that followed by the French police. "A Missing Day" seeks to ask two key questions: how could such events have unfolded in the capital of a Western democracy barely thirty years ago? And why have they been silenced ever since?

Directed byPhilip Brooks, Alan Hayling

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 52m
Language
FR
Released
January 1, 1992
Studios
Point du JourChannel 4 TelevisionCNC

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Jacques Panijel

Jacques Panijel

Self

Idir Belkacem

Self

Josette Brançon

Self

Adam Messaoud

Self

Cherhabil Hachemi

Self

Djouher Kessaci

Self

Aïcha Farhi

Self

Jean-Louis Peninou

Jean-Louis Peninou

Self

Elie Kagan

Elie Kagan

Self

Roger Chaix

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Philip Brooks
Alan Hayling
Alan Hayling
Written by
Jean-Luc Einaudi
Jean-Luc Einaudi
Philip Brooks
Produced by
Laurent Bocahut
Philip Brooks

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