03 Jun 2019
The Cat: A Cuddly Killer
Cats are cuddly felines and lovely pets, but also highly evolved predators that hunt huge amounts of small mammals, birds and reptiles; perfect killing machines that threaten delicate ecosystems around the world.
Jean-Marie Tjibaou ou le rêve d'indépendance
Through the commitment of Jean-Marie Tjibaou, this documentary traces the history of the march of the Kanak people in search of their independence. Between the raising of the Kanak flag in December 1984 and the funeral procession of the independence leader assassinated by one of his own on the island of Ouvéa in May 1989, there were years of struggles, dramas, palaver, hopes, of which Jean-Marie Tjibaou was one of the main actors. Will France be able to win the bet of a smooth decolonization of one of the last confetti of its empire? The authors meet the main protagonists of the "Tjibaou years", which were those of the Kanak people's dream of independence.
Top Billed Cast
Jean-Marie Tjibaou Self (archive footage)
Bernard Langlois Narrator
Bernard Pons Self
Edgard Pisani Self
Philippe Legorgus Self
Paul Neaoutyne Self
Adèle Joredie Self
Jacques Lafleur Self
Jean-Pierre Aïfa Self
Marie-Claude Tjibaou Self
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