Rebellion
Film poster
Directed byMathieu Kassovitz
Written byBenoît Jaubert
Pierre Geller
Mathieu Kassovitz
Produced byMathieu Kassovitz
Christophe Rossignon
StarringMathieu Kassovitz
CinematographyMarc Koninckx
Edited byThomas Beard
Lionel Devuyst
Mathieu Kassovitz
Music byKlaus Badelt
Distributed byUGC Distribution
Release date
  • 16 November 2011 (2011-11-16)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$13 million
Box office$2.3 million[1]

Rebellion (French: L'Ordre et la Morale, lit. 'The Order and the Moral') is a 2011 French historical drama film directed, produced, co-written, co-edited, and starring Mathieu Kassovitz.[2][3] Set in New Caledonia in 1988, and filmed in Tahiti, the film is a dramatised version of the Ouvéa cave hostage taking, when four policemen were murdered by separatists and 30 taken hostage. The French government refused to prolong negotiations and French forces stormed the hideout, killing 19 separatists for the loss of two soldiers and freeing all hostages.[4] Kassovitz, Benoît Jaubert and Pierre Geller were collectively nominated for the 2012 Best Writing (Adaptation) César Award.

The sole cinema in New Caledonia refused to screen the film, leading to public suspicion that the decision was subject to pressure by New Caledonia's government.[5]

Plot

In New Caledonia, a French overseas territory, 30 policemen are taken hostage by a group of separatists. GIGN captain Philippe Legorjus is sent to negotiate with the group's leader, Alphonse Dianou. With him are 300 French soldiers who are ready to intervene if his efforts fail to achieve a peaceful solution. Legorjus' task is made more difficult by the differing agendas of Dianou, the army, the separatist organization's leadership and the French government back in Paris.

Cast

Reception

Rebellion has an approval rating of 95% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 22 reviews, and an average rating of 7.4/10.[6]

References

  1. ^ JP. "L\'Ordre et la morale (2011)- JPBox-Office". www.jpbox-office.com. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  2. ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 119. ISBN 978-1908215017.
  3. ^ "Rebellion". tiff. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Rebellion" (PDF). unifrance.org. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Defiance in New Caledonia over feature film ban". RNZ. 24 October 2011.
  6. ^ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lordre_et_la_morale

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Films directed by Mathieu Kassovitz
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