Des terroristes à la retraite (1985)

Directed by

Mosco Boucault

Genre

documentary film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 24m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines the story of a resistance group during World War II in France. It explores claims that communist leaders helped the Gestapo capture and execute key members.

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What happens

Des terroristes à la retraite (Terrorists in retirement) is a 1985 French documentary film about the FTP-MOI, a sub-group of the Francs-tireurs et partisans (FTP) organization, a component of the French Resistance during the German military administration in occupied France during World War II. It was written and directed by Mosco Boucault. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 1983 and provoked a heated controversy in France which resulted in the film not being broadcast on French television until 1985. The controversy was primarily caused by the film’s thesis that the capture and execution by the Gestapo of members of the FTP-MOIs Manouchian group (groupe Manouchian), including the group's leader Missak Manouchian, was facilitated by the leadership of the French Communist Party. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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