The Forgotten Night - October 17, 1961 (2011)
On October 17, 1961, in response to the curfew imposed on Muslim Algerians by Paris police prefect Maurice Papon, the FLN Federation of France organized a peaceful demonstration in the streets of the capital. The demonstration turned into a bloody crackdown: unprecedented violence, thousands of arrests, hundreds missing, and dozens dead. Today, much is known about the violence of that night: at least 200 Algerians were killed, beheaded, beaten, or thrown into the Seine; 11,500 others were arrested and often tortured. Hundreds were deported back to Algeria. Long silenced, the repression has been acknowledged thanks to the work of remembrance and eyewitness accounts.
Directors: Olivier Lambert, Thomas Salva.
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Jean-Luc Einaudi as Self |
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Georges Azenstarck as Self |
| Writing | Olivier Lambert | Writer |
| Directing | Olivier Lambert | Director |
| Writing | Thomas Salva | Writer |
| Directing | Thomas Salva | Director |
| Art | Denis Trichet | Graphic Designer |
| Editing | Antoine Ferrando | Editor |
| Editing | Lea Lambert | Editor |
| Editing | Olivier Lambert | Editor |
| Editing | Thomas Salva | Editor |
| Sound | Alice Guerlot Kourouklis | Music |
| Production | Hans Lucas | Producer |
