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October 17, 1961: A day that went missing (1992)

October 17, 1961: A day that went missing (1992)

Drama History Documentary
Release Date: 1992, January 1
Directors: Philip Brooks, Alan Hayling
Countries: France, United Kingdom
Production: Dominant 7, Point du Jour, Channel 4 Television, CNC, France•3, ITEL
Cast: Idir Belkacem, Josette Brançon, Constantin Melnik, Adam Messaoud, Cherhabil Hachemi, Djouher Kessaci, Aïcha Farhi, Jean-Louis Peninou, Elie Kagan, Roger Chaix, Omar Boudaoud

Overview:

This documentary bears witness to the events that took place more than thirty years before the filming of this movie, on October 17, 1961, in Paris, during the Algerian War. It is a work not only about historical truth but also about memory. Constructed primarily from interviews conducted with those involved in the events, along with archival footage, photographs, and radio broadcasts from the time, our investigation proves that nearly 200 Algerians were killed (drowned, tortured) that night and in the days that followed by the French police. "A Missing Day" seeks to ask two key questions: how could such events have unfolded in the capital of a Western democracy barely thirty years ago? And why have they been silenced ever since?

Keywords:

colonialism state crimes french colonialism algeria algerian war (1954-62) djazair police violence violences policières police crimes 17 octobre 1961