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Army of Crime (L'armee du crime)

Release Date 02 Oct 2009 01 Feb 2010

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Certificate: 15

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Retraces the epic story of the Parisian Resistance fighters of the FTP-MOI (Francs-tireurs and Partisans - Immigrant Workers). Led by Missak Manouchian, a worker and poet of Armenian origin, the group carried out around 30 operations against the Nazis between August and November 1943. Handed over to the Germans by the French police, 23 members of the Manouchian group were executed, and the Nazis tried to use their foreign roots in a propaganda campaign against immigrants in Paris in Spring 1944. But the propaganda had the opposite effect and the members of the network became martyrs of the Resistance movement.

Cast:
Virginie Ledoyen | Simon Abkarian | Robinson Stévenin | Jean-Pierre Darroussin | Lola Naymark | Ariane Ascaride | Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet | Yann Trégouët | Ivan Franek | Olga Legrand

Writers:
Serge Le Péron | Gilles Taurand

Producers:
Dominique Barneaud

Directors:
Robert Guédiguian

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    mart

    solid, spellbinding drama based closely on real history, whichalong the wayoffersa not-so-subtle commentary on the diverse, immigrant-rich society of contemporary France.Guédiguian manages to make thisa worthy companion piece to Melville's resistance classic Army in the Shadows; the same remorseless dread stalks both

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    niamhsmith

    An interesting look at the way he french resistance movement came together in one small town. The unit of resistance fighters perform guerilla warfare on the locally stationed German soldiers. Enjoyable, interesting to watch, though quite long at 2 hours 20 mins.