The Rebel, Louise Michel

Movie · 1h 30m

Starring Sylvie Testud, Nathalie Boutefeu, Alexandre Steiger, Bernard Blancan

A fiercely active Communard, Louise Michel is condemned for taking arms against Bismarck. Along with thousands of other revolutionaries, she is deported to New Caledonia, whilst, back in Paris, a young parliamentarian Georges Clemenceau campaigns for a truce with the Communards. During her exile, Louise Michel becomes a teacher and wins the admiration of the other deportees, inspiring them to rise up against the colonial order…