Overview
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.
Director
Patrice Chéreau
Production
Amnesty InternationalLes Films du Paradoxe
Cast
Emmanuelle BéartSelf (segment "Pour Nguyen Chi Thien, Vietnam")Youssou N'DourSelf (segment "Pour Augustine Eke, Nigeria")Jane BirkinSelf - Narrator (segment "Pour Maria Nonna Santa Clara, Philippines")Sami FreySelf (segment "Pour Alirio de Jesús Pedraza Becerra, Colombie")Henri Cartier-BressonSelf - Narrator (segment "Pour Mamadou Bâ, Mauritanie")Gérald ThomassinSelf (segment "Pour Anstraum Aman Villagrán Morales, Guatemala")
