The Rebel, Louise Michel

Overview

A fiercely active Communard, Louise Michel is condemned for taking arms against Bismarck. Along with thousands of other revolutionaries, she is deported to New Caledonia, whilst, back in Paris, a young parliamentarian Georges Clemenceau campaigns for a truce with the Communards. During her exile, Louise Michel becomes a teacher and wins the admiration of the other deportees, inspiring them to rise up against the colonial order…

Directed by Sólveig Anspach

Top cast

Sylvie Testud

Louise Michel

Nathalie Boutefeu

Nathalie Lemel

A

Alexandre Steiger

Charles Malato

Bernard Blancan

Henri Rochefort

A

Augustin Watreng

Daoumi

E

Eric Sauvion-Caruso

Grippart

J

Jean-Paul Smadja

Gauthier de la Richerie

Pierre Deladonchamps

Henri Bauer

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