Lest We Forget

IMDb link: 0101613
IMDb rating: 5.8 (160 votes)
Genres: Drama, Documentary
Director: Chantal Akerman, Jane Birkin, Jean Becker, Denis Amar, René Allio
Cast: Alex Descas and others

Release date: 11 Dec 1991
Release year: 1991
Runtime: 110 minutes
Country: France
Keywords: title co directed by female, anthology film, omnibus film, portmanteau film, directed by several directors, collective filmmaking, amnesty international, political prisoner, compilation, political activist

Plot:

Contre l'Oubli (Against Oblivion) is 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.

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