''Rebellion'' (french: L'Ordre et la Morale, translation=The Order and the Moral) is a 2011 French

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directed, produced, co-written, co-edited, and starring

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. Set in

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in 1988, and filmed in

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, the film is a dramatised version of the Ouvéa cave hostage taking, when four policemen were murdered by separatists and 30 taken hostage. The French government refused to prolong negotiations and French forces stormed the hideout, killing 19 separatists for the loss of two soldiers and freeing all hostages. Kassovitz, Benoît Jaubert and Pierre Geller were collectively nominated for the 2012 Best Writing (Adaptation)

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. The sole cinema in New Caledonia refused to screen the film, leading to public suspicion that the decision was subject to pressure by New Caledonia's government.

Plot

In New Caledonia, a French overseas territory, 30 policemen are taken hostage by a group of separatists.

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captain Philippe Legorjus is sent to negotiate with the group's leader, Alphonse Dianou. With him are 300 French soldiers who are ready to intervene if his efforts fail to achieve a peaceful solution. Legorjus' task is made more difficult by the differing agendas of Dianou, the army, the separatist organization's leadership and the French government back in Paris.

Cast

Captain Philippe Legorjus * Iabe Lapacas as Alphonse Dianou *

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as JP Perrot * Alexandre Steiger as Jean Bianconi * Daniel Martin as

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as Christian Prouteau * Sylvie Testud as Chantal Legorjus * Steeve Une as Samy * Philippe de Jacquelin Dulphé as Brigadier Vidal * Patrick Fierry as Colonel in the Dubut Army *

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as the commandant of the

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as Lieutenant Colonel of the Gendarmerie Benson (as Stéfan Godin)

Reception

''Rebellion'' has an approval rating of 95% on

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, based on 22 reviews, and an average rating of 7.4/10.https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lordre_et_la_morale

References

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* * 2011 films 2011 drama films 2010s political drama films 2010s French-language films French political drama films Films directed by Mathieu Kassovitz Films scored by Klaus Badelt Films set in New Caledonia Films shot in Tahiti French films based on actual events Films about terrorism Films set in the 1980s GIGN 2010s French films {{2010s-drama-film-stub