Drowning by Bullets
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Date: January 01, 1992 to December 31, 1992
Dates Note: 1992/2001
Country of Origin:
France
Place of Origin: France
Languages:
French
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English
Color: Color
Silent: No
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Curator Notes
Film Series/Exhibition Title:
The Algerian War of Independence: Cinema as HistoryDescription:
Drowning by Bullets exposes the massacre and the cover-up of one of the darkest nights in the history of France, with policemen, demonstrators, former officials, and journalists who witnessed the events speaking on camera for the first time. These harrowing personal accounts are juxtaposed with clips from the French press, which supported the official lie that only a few people had died in the demonstration. “A must-view for students of colonialism in general and, in particular, Franco-Algerian affairs” (The French Review).
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