L'ARMEE DU CRIME (THE ARMY OF CRIME) (French)
The Story:
Based on the true story of a French resistance group dubbed "the Army of Crime" in Vichy propaganda pieces.
Paris, 1943, a daring band of rebels take on Nazi forces in wartime. Born in Armenia, Missak Manouchian (Simon Abkarian) had settled in France by the time World War II broke out; a socialist who stood in fierce opposition to the Axis forces occupying his country, he and a handful of other leftists formed the FTP-MOI, a faction of the French Resistance comprised of immigrants who came to France before the war. Working beside Manouchian was his wife Melinee (Virginie Ledoyen), a poet turned underground fighter; Marcel (Robinson Stévenin), a Jewish volunteer who is an excellent shot with a rifle, and Thomas (Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet), a passionate Marxist with a skill for making bombs. Along with several other activists, the FTP-MOI wage a propaganda campaign against the Nazis while targeting selected Axis leaders for execution. But despite their cunning and talent, Manouchian and his partners find it difficult to keep their work a secret, and in time they're found out by a ruthless detective (Jean-Pierre Darroussin) with the Vichy police.
Starring:
Simon Abkarian, Virginie Ledoyen, Louis Garrel, Gregoire Leprince-Ringuet, Lola Naymark,
Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Olga Legrand, Pierre Niney, Adrien Jolivet, Ivan Franek, Mirza Halilovic, Horatiu Malaele.
Directed By:
Robert Guediguian
Release:
2009
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