Portrait of a rebellious French youth

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They were called Jacques, Mireille, Gilbert, Germaine, Pierre, Marcel, portrait rebellious french youth Geneviève, Guy or Fernand. Furthermore, More children, not yet adults, according to the law which fixed the majority to 21 years old. Nevertheless, By telling the story of their early commitment in a resistance that has not yet officially had the name. Nevertheless, the documentary by Véronique Lagoarde-Ségot pays them a vitalizing tribute. Moreover, “They thought our future by sometimes giving their lives for our freedom. You must never forget itexplains the director. This is a story that must be told to our children. This film is for them. »» Porting the portrait of this rebellious youth. the author has particularly attached to three personalities: Mireille Albrecht, Gilbert Brustlein and Jacques Lusseyran.

Reading in voiceover of their intimate newspapers plunges to the sources of their commitment. recalling the break -in in their daily lives that was the speech of Marshal Pétain, on June 17, 1940, announcing “Let’s stop portrait rebellious french youth fighting”. Their visceral reaction pushed them to rebel. “Pétain asks the French to surrender,” says that any resistance would be a fault. But may Pétain be a traitor does not come to anyonetranche Jacques Lusseyran. 16, a blind high school student in Louis-le-Grand, in Paris. As far as I’m concerned, I have no doubt. When, how, what will my weapons be? I don’t know. But what I have in my head and in my heart is called freedom. Courage is not going to be easy, but I have the fever of acting. »»

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