Un pays qui se tient sage (2020)
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Through protest footage and debate, this documentary examines police control and the state's use of violence during the Yellow Vests movement in France.
The story
Amid protests in France, the documentary questions police control and the principle that the state’s use of violence is legitimate, particularly in the form of police brutality. It portrays clashes between police and demonstrators during the Yellow Vests movement, described as a popular crisis during President Emmanuel Macron’s administration. Director David Dufresne uses footage from demonstrators and independent journalists, filmed between November 2018 and February 2020. Representatives of social movements, intellectuals, and police officers discuss the footage in a series of dialogues, with theorists’ ideas about violence and the state also informing the discussion.
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The film questions police control amid protests in France, as well as the principle that the state’s use of violence is legitimate, particularly in the form of police brutality in the country. Against the backdrop of this debate, the documentary portrays clashes between police and demonstrators during the Yellow Vests movement, a popular crisis during the administration of French President Emmanuel Macron. Director David Dufresne uses footage from demonstrators and independent journalists, filmed between November 2018 and February 2020. The footage is discussed in a series of dialogues among representatives of social movements, intellectuals, and police officers. During these discussions, theorists such as Hannah Arendt, Leon Trotsky, Niccolò Machiavelli, Michel Foucault, and other important thinkers and intellectuals who have considered the question of violence and the state’s role in it are cited, providing a stronger foundation for the discussion.
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