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Lest We Forget

MOVIE • 1991

Lest We Forget

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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.

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Top Cast

Emmanuelle Béart

Emmanuelle Béart

Self (segment "Pour Nguyen Chi Thien, Vietnam")

Youssou N'Dour

Youssou N'Dour

Self (segment "Pour Augustine Eke, Nigeria")

Jane Birkin

Jane Birkin

Self - Narrator (segment "Pour Maria Nonna Santa Clara, Philippines")

Sami Frey

Sami Frey

Self (segment "Pour Alirio de Jesús Pedraza Becerra, Colombie")

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Self - Narrator (segment "Pour Mamadou Bâ, Mauritanie")

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Gérald Thomassin

Self (segment "Pour Anstraum Aman Villagrán Morales, Guatemala")

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Self (segment "Pour Crisanto Mederos, Venezuela")

Carole Bouquet

Carole Bouquet

Self (segment "Pour Andreas Christodoulou, Grèce")

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (segment "Pour Andreas Christodoulou, Grèce") (archive footage) (uncredited)

Edgar Morin

Edgar Morin

Self - Narrator (segment "Pour 'Ali Muhammad al-Qajiji, Lybie")

Philippe Noiret

Philippe Noiret

Self (segment "Pour Joaquim Elema Boringue, Guinée Équatoriale")

Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle Huppert

Self (segment "Pour Archana Guha, Inde")

Haroun Tazieff

Haroun Tazieff

Self (segment "Pour Mulugetta Mosissa, Éthiopie")

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Mulugetta Mosissa

Self (segment "Pour Mulugetta Mosissa, Éthiopie")

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Theatrical release date: December 11, 1991

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Film

Status

Released

Release

December 11, 1991

Runtime

112 min

Language

French

Origin

France

Budget

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