The Silence of the River
1991, French. Directed by Medhi Lallaoui & Agnès Denis.
“Forgetting is complicit in recidivism,” says the commentary of this film dedicated to the demonstration of October 17, 1961 in Paris and the savage repression that followed. 11,538 Algerians will be arrested, which is reminiscent of the great Vel d’hiv roundup of July 16 and 17, 1942 where 12,884 Jews were arrested. The film brings together eyewitnesses including a priest, a peacekeeper, a couple of workers sympathetic to the Algerian cause, a lawyer, Paris municipal councilors including Claude Bourdet (then one of the leaders of the PSU and journalist to France Observateur), Gérard Monatte, the future police union leader, and the editor and writer François Maspero.
- Runtime
- 0h 52m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 15 November 1991
- Original title
- Le Silence Du Fleuve
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Medhi Lallaoui, Agnès Denis
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The Silence of the River isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 November 1991. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Silence of the River?
If you liked The Silence of the River, try I Am Not Your Negro, Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat, Statues Also Die.
Who directed The Silence of the River?
The Silence of the River (1991) was directed by Medhi Lallaoui and Agnès Denis and stars Claude Bourdet, François Maspero, Ali Haroun.