Lest We Forget

Story

Synopsis

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

Patrice Chéreau, Gérard Frot-Coutaz, Jean-Loup Hubert

Writers

Alain Souchon, Edgar Morin, Robert Badinter

Language

French

Country

France

Release date

11 December 1991

Ensemble

Cast

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  Emmanuelle Béart

  Self (segment "Pour Nguyen Chi Thien, Vietnam")

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  Youssou N'Dour

  Self (segment "Pour Augustine Eke, Nigeria")

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  Jane Birkin

  Self - Narrator (segment "Pour Maria Nonna Santa Clara, Philippines")

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  Sami Frey

  Self (segment "Pour Alirio de Jesús Pedraza Becerra, Colombie")

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  Henri Cartier-Bresson

  Self - Narrator (segment "Pour Mamadou Bâ, Mauritanie")

• Gérald Thomassin

  Self (segment "Pour Anstraum Aman Villagrán Morales, Guatemala")

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  Charlotte Gainsbourg

  Self (segment "Pour Crisanto Mederos, Venezuela")

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  Carole Bouquet

  Self (segment "Pour Andreas Christodoulou, Grèce")

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  Adolf Hitler

  Self (segment "Pour Andreas Christodoulou, Grèce") (archive footage) (uncredited)

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  Edgar Morin

  Self - Narrator (segment "Pour 'Ali Muhammad al-Qajiji, Lybie")

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  Philippe Noiret

  Self (segment "Pour Joaquim Elema Boringue, Guinée Équatoriale")

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  Isabelle Huppert

  Self (segment "Pour Archana Guha, Inde")