Movie

Lest We Forget (1991)

• December 11, 1991
• 1h 52m

• Documentary
• Drama

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.

Directors

René Allio, Denis Amar, Patrice Chéreau, Chantal Akerman, Philippe Muyl, Dominique Dante, Anne-Marie Miéville, Michel Deville, Jean Becker, Costa-Gavras, Coline Serreau, Alain Corneau, Raymond Depardon, Bernard Giraudeau, Robert Kramer, Claire Denis, Jean-Luc Godard, Bertrand Tavernier, Jean-Michel Carré, Jean-Loup Hubert, Jacques Deray, Gérard Frot-Coutaz, Patrice Leconte, Jane Birkin, Romain Goupil, Nadine Trintignant, Jacques Doillon, Michel Piccoli, Alain Resnais, Francis Girod, Sarah Moon, Martine Franck

Writers

Michel Grisolia, Edgar Morin

Starring

Emmanuelle Béart, Youssou N'Dour, Jane Birkin