Un homme est mort

Jun 13 2018 N/A 1h 6m
Animation, Drama

Brest, 1950. The war ended five years ago and nothing remains of the city. Massive bombings and intense fighting lasting more than a month turned the city, its docks, its arsenal, into ashes. Thousands of workers will build it up again, brick by brick. But with awful work conditions protests quickly arise and a strike begins. Violent confrontations happen during manifestations. Until one man falls. The next day René Vautier lands at Brest clandestinely to make a movie about the movement.

Plot

In post-world war 2 France, the reconstruction effort leads to over exploitation of the working class. Labor unions demand better working conditions and decent salaries. During a demonstration in Brest, the police shoots at the crowd. Edouard Mazé is killed. A filmmaker, René Vautier, films the workers on strike, and Edouard's funeral. The film is shown to the workers across the region, accompanied by a poem by Paul Eluard, A Man Is Dead.

Written by

Kris, Étienne Davodeau, Guillaume Mautalent

Directed by

Olivier Cossu

Cast

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Crew

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Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Région Bretagne, ARTE, Les Armateurs

Languages

Français, Deutsch

Awards

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Scores
# of Votes
94
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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