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Death Squadrons: The French School

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2003 | 59 min | Documentary, History, Drama

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for the curious and history buffs. If you loved O.J.: Made in America or The Look of Silence, start here.
The mood
Eye-opening.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 59 min.
What might put you off
It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

After the Battle of Algiers, France and its army exported, as true experts, anti-subversive methods to Latin America and the United States in the 1960s. After more than a year of investigation in Argentina , in Chile, Brazil, the United States and France, the director collected, sometimes under the cover of a hidden camera, recorded conversations, the exclusive testimonies of the main protagonists. From General Aussaresses to former Minister of the Armed Forces Pierre Messmer, including General Reynaldo Bignone (head of the military junta in Argentina from 1982 to 1984), General Albano Harguindéguy, General Manuel Contreras, and Generals John Johns and Carl Bernard, this investigation gives us a hidden reality of the country of Human Rights.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    Not enough engagement data yet

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Cast & crew

Directed by Marie-Monique Robin

  • Anibal Acosta
  • Alcides Lopez Aufranc
  • Carl Bernard
  • Michel Besineau
  • Manuel ContrerasSelf
  • Paul TeitgenSelf
  • Pierre MessmerSelf
  • Julia Urien-CartaillerSelf
  • Albano HarguindeguySelf