Against Oblivion
1991
Documentary
Overview
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
Paul Amar
Self
Robert Badinter
Self
Guy Bedos
Self
Jane Birkin
Self
Carole Bouquet
Self
Emmanuelle Béart
Self
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Self
Claude Cheysson
Self
Catherine Deneuve
Self
Alex Descas
Self
Directors
Dominique Dante
Bernard Giraudeau
René Allio
Jacques Doillon
Jane Birkin