Brothers in Arms

IMDb 10.0 1992 • 104 min • DocumentaryHistory

Director

Richard Copans

Country

FR

Plot Summary

From 1954 to 1962, during the Algerian War, French citizens provided concrete assistance to the FLN in France: sheltering refugees, forging documents, facilitating border crossings, and transporting funds. Whether committed to the ideals of the Republic or driven by Third Worldist revolutionaries, they sought to build a bridge of friendship between nations. They paid for their commitment with imprisonment and exile. Four veterans of the Jeanson network recall this period. Today, they are no longer seen as traitors or heroes, but as witnesses recounting "their" war... Silent for 30 years, the "Jeanson network" now bears witness to this history.

Top Cast

Francis Jeanson
Francis Jeanson Self (archive footage)
Hélène Cuenat
Hélène Cuenat Self (archive footage)
Jacques Vergès
Jacques Vergès Self (archive footage)
Zina Haraigue
Zina Haraigue Self (archive footage)
Henri Curiel
Henri Curiel Self (archive footage)