Overview
In Algiers, in June 1957, Maurice Audin, a 25-year-old mathematician, was arrested by French paratroopers. His wife, Josette, and their three children never saw him again. This documentary interweaves testimonies from French and Algerian protagonists: activists for Algerian independence, lawyers, historians, and military personnel. Drawing on the research of historian Pierre Vidal-Naquet, it blends archival footage, newspaper articles, books, drawings, and reenactments to reconstruct the context of this disappearance and denounce the torture and murder practiced in Algeria. Josette Audin is the central figure and the moral compass of this film.
Director and cast
- Maurice Audin as Self (archive footages)
- Josette Audin as Self
- Henri Alleg as Self
- Pierre Vidal-Naquet as Self (archive footages)
- Robert Badinter as Self
- Sébastien Descoins as Self - Maurice Audin
- Thierry Cantero as Self - Docteur Mairesse
- Gabriel Champeix as Self - Misiri
- Olivier Charasson Cast
- Olivier Derousseau Cast
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