Film Screening: Rebellion

Rebellion (Original: L'Ordre et la Morale)

Mathieu Kassovitz says his first film La Haine was about police brutality, while Rebellion is about government brutality.


“It’s April 1988 on the OuvĂ©a Island in the French colony of New Caledonia. 30 police are kidnapped by Kanak separatists and in response 300 special-forces operatives are sent in to restore order. To avoid unnecessary conflict, Philippe Legorjus (Mathieu Kassovitz), the captain of an elite counter-terrorism police unit, is sent in to the heart of the rebel base to negotiate a peaceful solution. But against the highly pressured backdrop of presidential elections in France, the stakes are high and all bets are off. Mathieu Kassovitz (La Haine) makes a powerful comeback in front of and behind the camera with this violent thriller, based on true events.” Craig Grobler, The EstablishingShot.

Friday, 16 August 2013, 6:30pm at the People’s Cinema, 57 Manners St.

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