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On October 17 and 18, 1961, during a non-violent demonstration against the curfew imposed on them, dozens of Algerians were beaten in Paris by police officers on the orders of their superiors.
For forty years, this crime has been hidden; However, these events, the deadliest on French soil since the Second World War, resemble, in certain aspects, the darkest hours of collaboration. Why was this story covered up? Under what conditions, for what reasons, did officials of a democratic state hide the scale and seriousness of such events?
At a time when the National Assembly recognizes that the Algerian War took place, this film must help ensure that the events of October 17, 1961 regain their place in our collective memory. Today it is possible to integrate these repressed pages of our history. We have a responsibility towards the victims and their families.
"October 17, 1961 - Cover-up"
Director: Daniel Kupferstein
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