REVIEW: Gossanna cave siege tragic tale of betrayal
2012; Tuwhera Open Access Publisher; Volume: 18; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.24135/pjr.v18i2.281
ISSN2324-2035
Autores Tópico(s)Island Studies and Pacific Affairs
ResumoReview of: Rebellion [l’Ordre at la morale], directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. Nord-Ouest Films, 2012 [English version]. 136min. www. lordreetlamorale-lefilm.comWhen the headlines hit France in April 1988 about the critical turning point in ‘les évènements’ down under in New Caledonia, maverick filmmaker Mathieu Kassovitz was just 18. He remembers the gritty images of the Gossanna cave siege on television. Indigenous Kanaks were reported to have massacred a quartet of gendarmes with machetes and shotguns and taken 27 others hostage (three others were captured later). There were also false reports of alleged decapitations and rape on Ouvéa in the remote Loyalty Islands.
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