Death Squadrons: The French School
Death Squadrons: The French School

Movie·2003·0h 59m

Death Squadrons: The French School

Country

Canada

Language

English

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The Story

Original title: Escadrons De La Mort : L'École Française

After the Battle of Algiers, France and its army exported, as true experts, anti-subversive methods to Latin America and the United States in the 1960s. After more than a year of investigation in Argentina , in Chile, Brazil, the United States and France, the director collected, sometimes under the cover of a hidden camera, recorded conversations, the exclusive testimonies of the main protagonists. From General Aussaresses to former Minister of the Armed Forces Pierre Messmer, including General Reynaldo Bignone (head of the military junta in Argentina from 1982 to 1984), General Albano Harguindéguy, General Manuel Contreras, and Generals John Johns and Carl Bernard, this investigation gives us a hidden reality of the country of Human Rights.

Editor

Françoise Boulègue

Themes

fascismracismnazi collaborationismtorture victimillegal militiapolice violencepolitical violence

Production House

ARTE
SODEC
Productions Thalie
WDR
RTS
Libérations Films

Audience Score

83%

3 votes

Skip5%
Timepass11%
Go for it35%
Perfection49%

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Cast

Anibal Acosta

Alcides Lopez Aufranc

Carl Bernard

Michel Besineau

Manuel Contreras

Self

Paul Teitgen

Paul Teitgen

Self

Pierre Messmer

Pierre Messmer

Self

Julia Urien-Cartailler

Julia Urien-Cartailler

Self

Albano Harguindeguy

Self

// crew

Crew

Marie-Monique Robin

Marie-Monique Robin

Director, Writer

Françoise Boulègue

Editor

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