Rebellion (2011) on Netflix
In April 1988, Kanak separatists seize thirty policemen on Ouvéa Island. The GIGN captain Philippe Legorjus arrives to negotiate with their leader, Alphonse Dianou.
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- Netflix3.9/5
- IMDb6.9/103,032 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes95%
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Plot summary
New Caledonia is a French overseas territory, and Ouvéa Island lies within it. In April 1988, Kanak separatists there take thirty policemen hostage. France sends three hundred soldiers to the territory to restore order. Philippe Legorjus, a captain in the GIGN, goes to negotiate with Alphonse Dianou, who heads the group holding the policemen. Dianou, the army, the separatist movement's leadership and the French government in Paris all pursue different aims, which makes the talks harder. The crisis occurs during a presidential election, and political concerns shape how the authorities respond.
Cast
- Steeve Uneas Samy
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Rebellion (2011)
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- The only cinema in New Caledonia refused to screen Rebellion, and the decision raised public suspicion that the territory's government had brought pressure to bear on the cinema.
SPOILER
Mathieu Kassovitz's film dramatises the 1988 Ouvéa cave hostage taking in New Caledonia, when separatists murdered four policemen and took 30 hostage. French forces stormed the hideout, killed 19 separatists, lost two soldiers and freed all the hostages.
