Rebellion (2011)

Original title

L'ordre et la morale

Directed by

Mathieu Kassovitz

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

2h 16m

Rated

14

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 113 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1988, separatists in New Caledonia take 30 policemen hostage and kill four others after a clash. A French negotiator tries to defuse the standoff peacefully, but the government orders a military assault that ends in many deaths.

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What happens

Rebellion (French: L'Ordre et la Morale, lit. 'The Order and the Moral') is a 2011 French historical drama film directed, produced, co-written, co-edited, and starring Mathieu Kassovitz. Set in New Caledonia in 1988 and filmed in Tahiti, the film is a dramatised version of the Ouvéa cave hostage taking, when four policemen were murdered by separatists and 30 taken hostage. The French government refused to prolong negotiations and French forces stormed the hideout, killing 19 separatists for the loss of two soldiers and freeing all hostages. Kassovitz, Benoît Jaubert and Pierre Geller were collectively nominated for the 2012 Best Adaptation César Award. The sole cinema in New Caledonia refused to screen the film, leading to public suspicion that the decision was subject to pressure by New Caledonia's government. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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