Lest We Forget

Name: Lest We Forget
Released: 1991-12-11
Rating: 7

7.0/10 (3)

·1991· 112 min

Director: René Allio

A compilation of 30 French filmmakers, Alain Resnais and Jean Luc Godard among them, who use film to make a plea on behalf of a political prisoner. Jean Luc Godard and Anne Marie Mieville's film concerns the plight of Thomas Wanggai, West Papuan activist who has since died in prison. The short films were commissioned by Amnesty International.

Cast

Emmanuelle Béart

Self (segment "Pour Nguyen Chi Thien, Vietnam")

Youssou N'Dour

Self (segment "Pour Augustine Eke, Nigeria")

Jane Birkin

Self - Narrator (segment "Pour Maria Nonna Santa Clara, Philippines")

Sami Frey

Self (segment "Pour Alirio de Jesús Pedraza Becerra, Colombie")

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Self - Narrator (segment "Pour Mamadou Bâ, Mauritanie")

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Gérald Thomassin

Self (segment "Pour Anstraum Aman Villagrán Morales, Guatemala")

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Self (segment "Pour Crisanto Mederos, Venezuela")

Carole Bouquet

Self (segment "Pour Andreas Christodoulou, Grèce")

Adolf Hitler

Self (segment "Pour Andreas Christodoulou, Grèce") (archive footage) (uncredited)

Edgar Morin

Self - Narrator (segment "Pour 'Ali Muhammad al-Qajiji, Lybie")

Philippe Noiret

Self (segment "Pour Joaquim Elema Boringue, Guinée Équatoriale")

Isabelle Huppert

Self (segment "Pour Archana Guha, Inde")

In brief

Lest We Forget (1991) is a documentary, drama film. With an average rating of 7.0/10 from 3 votes, it's a solidly rated pick. The film runs 1h 52min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.

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Lest We Forget runs 112 minutes (1h 52min).

What rating does Lest We Forget have?

Lest We Forget has an average rating of 7.0/10 based on 3 viewer votes on TMDB.

What year is Lest We Forget from?

Lest We Forget was released in 1991.