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The Monopoly of Violence

The Monopoly of Violence

20207.31h 26m

Overview

As anger and resentment grow in the face of social inequalities, many citizens-led protests are being repressed with an ever-increasing violence. In this documentary, David Dufresne gathers a panel of citizens to question, exchange and confront their views on the social order and the legitimacy of the use of force by the State.

Directed by David Dufresne
Written by David Dufresne
Produced by Bertrand Faivre
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Top Cast

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Arié Alimi

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Myriam Ayad

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Ludivine Bantigny

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Benoît Barret

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Taha Bouhafs

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William Bourdon

William Bourdon

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Anthony Caillé

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Bertrand Cavallier

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Monique Chemillier-Gendreau

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Vanessa Codaccioni

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Themes & Keywords

interviewsocial injusticesocial documentarysocial activismcitizen actionprotest marchpolitical protestpolitical repressioncitizens bandrepressionrepressive systemspolitical documentarythe winter of discontenteconomic repressionviolence actionviolenceprotestssocial inequalitypolice violenceuse of violence

About The Monopoly of Violence

The Monopoly of Violence is a documentary film released in 2020 exploring themes of interview, social injustice, social documentary, social activism, citizen action, protest march. Directed by David Dufresne, it stars Arié Alimi, Myriam Ayad, Ludivine Bantigny. As anger and resentment grow in the face of social inequalities, many citizens-led protests are being repressed with an ever-increasing violence. In this documentary, David Dufresne gathers a panel of citizens to question, exchange and confront their views on the social order and the legitimacy of the use of force by the State.

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