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Against Oblivion (1991)

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

Overview

Contre l’Oubli (Against Oblivion) is 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.

Length 110 minutes

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