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2020s · France · documentary

Direct Action (2024)

Directed by Ben Russell with Guillaume Cailleau

Year
2024
Countries
France and Germany
Languages
French
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Notre-Dame-des-Landes ZAD, the film's subject
Notre-Dame-des-Landes ZAD, the film’s subject — not a still from the film. Photo: Llann Wé², CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

About the film

Direct Action is a 2024 French–German documentary film directed by Guillaume Cailleau and Ben Russell. Taking its title from the tactical protest strategy of the same name, the film is a modern portrait of one of the most important militant activist communities in France.

From the film's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).

What it is about

Notre-Dame-des-Landes ZAD

Awards on record

  • Berlinale Documentary Award

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