Today I had the chance to see director-actor Mathieu
Kassovitz’s new film L'ordre et la morale
at the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival. And let me tell you this,
France is confronting with her past- and an insider is the cause of this.
The film is based on the event of Ouvéa cave hostage taking
that occurred during 22 April 1988 to 5 May 1988. A separatist group has taken
hostage of 27 people including French gendarmes and demanding independence of
New Caledonia. This is where GIGN captain Philippe Legorjus, acted by Kassovitz
himself, and his men intervene and to negotiate between the Kanak separatist
group and French government.
Kassovitz actually helps us to see the two sides of the
story. The separatist group is called ‘terrorist’ by the French soldiers and
the government but in fact we see that they are just fathers, and more than
anyone else, they want the killing and occupation to stop. The Kanaks who
killed the soldiers are willing to surrender and give the
hostiles back. In return, they only wish their freedom and independence.
The film countdowns the 10 days. The negotiations seem to be working at the beginning. The media is blocked and there is going to be elections in France, so they want to solve this problem before the elections.
Who
cares who dies or not?
I recommend this film. It is 136 minutes long but not one second bores you and especially the assault sequence is definitely shot very well.
As Phillippe Legorjus says "Truth hurts but lie kills.."
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