Action directe, nos années de plomb

Between 1979 and 1987, a far-left group wreaked havoc across France. Robberies, bombings, assassinations. They struck hard and disappeared in a cloud of explosives, leaflets scattered in the wind, and relentless ideological demands. Their name? Action Directe. More than 80 attacks, 26 wounded, and 12 dead in less than ten years. Stunned French citizens discovered posters plastered everywhere showing portraits of these young women and men who looked like everyone else and whom nothing seemed to be able to stop. A long and intense manhunt began, culminating in the arrest of the group's leadership.

• Virginie LinhartDirector
• Jérôme PlasseraudOriginal Music Composer

• Natacha RégnierNarrator (Voice over)
• Daniel Cohn-BenditSelf : May 68 - Demonstrator & Politician
• Olivier RolinSelf : Founder of Gauche prolétarienne & Writer
• Bernard RipertSelf : Lawyer of Action directe
• Marie-Christine ÉtelinSelf : Lawyer of Jean-Marc Rouillan (Leader of Action directe)
• Henri LeclercSelf : Lawyer of Jean-Marc Rouillan & Nathalie Ménigon
• Christian ÉtelinSelf : Lawyer of Action directe
• Patricia TourancheauSelf : Journalist
• Hervé BrusiniSelf : Journalist
• Jo QuerrSelf : Counter-terrorism squad superintendent
• Jean-Louis BruguièreSelf : Investigating magistrate in charge of counter-terrorism affairs
• Jean-Pierre PochonSelf : General information counter-terrorism unit chief