Overview
Between 1979 and 1987, a far-left group wreaked havoc across France. Robberies, bombings, assassinations. They struck hard and disappeared in a cloud of explosives, leaflets scattered in the wind, and relentless ideological demands. Their name? Action Directe. More than 80 attacks, 26 wounded, and 12 dead in less than ten years. Stunned French citizens discovered posters plastered everywhere showing portraits of these young women and men who looked like everyone else and whom nothing seemed to be able to stop. A long and intense manhunt began, culminating in the arrest of the group's leadership.
Director and cast
- Natacha Régnier as Narrator (Voice over)
- Daniel Cohn-Bendit as Self : May 68 - Demonstrator & Politician
- Olivier Rolin as Self : Founder of Gauche prolétarienne & Writer
- Bernard Ripert as Self : Lawyer of Action directe
- Marie-Christine Ételin as Self : Lawyer of Jean-Marc Rouillan (Leader of Action directe)
- Henri Leclerc as Self : Lawyer of Jean-Marc Rouillan & Nathalie Ménigon
- Christian Ételin as Self : Lawyer of Action directe
- Patricia Tourancheau as Self : Journalist
- Hervé Brusini as Self : Journalist
- Jo Querr as Self : Counter-terrorism squad superintendent
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