Lest We Forget (1991)
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Overview
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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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. Lest We Forget is a Documentary, Drama movie, released on 1991-12-11, runtime 112 minutes.
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Directed by
Dominique Dante, Bernard Giraudeau, René Allio, Jacques Doillon, Jane Birkin, Raymond Depardon, Bertrand Tavernier, Nadine Trintignant, Jacques Deray, Denis Amar, Costa-Gavras, Coline Serreau, Sarah Moon, Jean Becker, Jean-Michel Carré, Claire Denis, Jean-Luc Godard, Anne-Marie Miéville, Philippe Muyl, Alain Corneau, Michel Piccoli, Alain Resnais, Jean-Loup Hubert, Robert Kramer, Michel Deville, Gérard Frot-Coutaz, Francis Girod, Patrice Leconte, Patrice Chéreau, Chantal Akerman, Romain Goupil, Martine Franck
Cast
- Emmanuelle Béart as Self (segment "Pour Nguyen Chi Thien, Vietnam")
- Youssou N'Dour as Self (segment "Pour Augustine Eke, Nigeria")
- Jane Birkin as Self - Narrator (segment "Pour Maria Nonna Santa Clara, Philippines")
- Sami Frey as Self (segment "Pour Alirio de Jesús Pedraza Becerra, Colombie")
- Henri Cartier-Bresson as Self - Narrator (segment "Pour Mamadou Bâ, Mauritanie")
- Gérald Thomassin as Self (segment "Pour Anstraum Aman Villagrán Morales, Guatemala")
- Charlotte Gainsbourg as Self (segment "Pour Crisanto Mederos, Venezuela")
- Carole Bouquet as Self (segment "Pour Andreas Christodoulou, Grèce")
- Adolf Hitler as Self (segment "Pour Andreas Christodoulou, Grèce") (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Edgar Morin as Self - Narrator (segment "Pour 'Ali Muhammad al-Qajiji, Lybie")
- Philippe Noiret as Self (segment "Pour Joaquim Elema Boringue, Guinée Équatoriale")
- Isabelle Huppert as Self (segment "Pour Archana Guha, Inde")
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