The Monopoly of Violence
| The Monopoly of Violence (Un pays qui se tient sage) | |
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| Directed by | David Dufresne |
| Produced by | Jour 2 fête |
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Running time | 86 |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
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The Monopoly of Violence (Un pays qui se tient sage) is a french documentary directed by David Dufresne, released in 2020.
Subject matter
The film question the enforcement of order in France and the legitimacy of the State's use of violence and especially police brutality in France.[1][2][3][4]
The context is clash between the police and demonstrators during the Yellow Vests movement. The film use videos made by demonstrators or independent journalists between November 2018 and February 2020.
The images are discussed in a series of dialogues between personalities of social movements, intellectuals and police officers.[5]
Those two-way discussions allow to interpret the raw images using fundamental concept such as the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force.[6]
Notes and References
- ↑ Jalinous, Kaveh. "The Monopoly of Violence [NYFF 2020]". undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ↑ "" Un pays qui se tient sage " : une radiographie des violences policières". Le Monde.fr (in français). 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- ↑ ""Un Pays qui se tient sage", ou comment la colère a pris au piège la société française". Le Temps (in français). 2020-10-09. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- ↑ Person, Philippe (2020-10-01). "Un pays qui se tient sage". Le Monde diplomatique (in français). Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- ↑ "David Dufresne : "Ces images au téléphone portable, c'est l'histoire"". Les Inrockuptibles (in français). 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ↑ "David Dufresne • Director of The Monopoly of Violence". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
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