Rebellion (2011)
L’ordre et la morale
Directed by: Matthieu Kassovitz
1988, New Caledonia, a series of islands in the South Pacific that are legally part of France. A group of indigenous Kanaks has stormed a police station on one of the islands, killing four gendarmes and taking twenty hostage. A team of elite GIGN police, led by specialist negotiator Capitaine Legorjus, flies to the islands but, by the time they arrive, the mission has been given to the army who have orders to end the uprising quickly, using any means – the French presidential elections are underway, and neither candidate can afford to look weak. Read more
