October 17, 1961: A day that went missing (1992)

Plot Summary

This documentary bears witness to the events that took place more than thirty years before the filming of this movie, on October 17, 1961, in Paris, during the Algerian War. It is a work not only about historical truth but also about memory. Constructed primarily from interviews conducted with those involved in the events, along with archival footage, photographs, and radio broadcasts from the time, our investigation proves that nearly 200 Algerians were killed (drowned, tortured) that night and in the days that followed by the French police. "A Missing Day" seeks to ask two key questions: how could such events have unfolded in the capital of a Western democracy barely thirty years ago? And why have they been silenced ever since?

Full Cast & Characters

Jacques Panijel

Self

Idir Belkacem

Self

Josette Brançon

Self

Adam Messaoud

Self

Cherhabil Hachemi

Self

Djouher Kessaci

Self

Aïcha Farhi

Self

Jean-Louis Peninou

Self

Elie Kagan

Self

Roger Chaix

Self

Omar Boudaoud

Self

Constantin Melnik

Self

Director & Crew

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