The Monopoly of Violence

The Monopoly of Violence
Film poster
FrenchUn pays qui se tient sage
Directed byDavid Dufresne
Produced byJour 2 fête
Release date
Running time
86 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Monopoly of Violence (French: Un pays qui se tient sage, lit. 'A Very Well-Behaved Country') is a 2020 French documentary film directed by David Dufresne.

Subject matter

The film questions riot control in France, as well as the legitimacy of the state's use of violence, especially police brutality in France.[3][4][5][6]

The film depicts clashes between the police and demonstrators during the yellow vest movement. It uses footage from demonstrators and independent journalists and was shot from November 2018 to February 2020.

The images are discussed in a series of dialogues between representatives of social movements, intellectuals and police officers.[7]

These two-way discussions allow interpretation of the raw material using key concepts such as the monopoly on violence.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Scott, A. O.; Dargis, Manohla (17 September 2020). "10 Great Movies at the New York Film Festival You Can (Mostly) See Online". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "The Monopoly of Violence".
  3. ^ Jalinous, Kaveh. "The Monopoly of Violence [NYFF 2020]". undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. ^ "" Un pays qui se tient sage " : une radiographie des violences policières". Le Monde.fr (in French). 30 September 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  5. ^ ""Un Pays qui se tient sage", ou comment la colère a pris au piège la société française". Le Temps (in French). 9 October 2020. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  6. ^ Person, Philippe (1 October 2020). "Un pays qui se tient sage". Le Monde diplomatique (in French). Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  7. ^ "David Dufresne : "Ces images au téléphone portable, c'est l'histoire"". Les Inrockuptibles (in French). 21 September 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  8. ^ "David Dufresne • Director of The Monopoly of Violence". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 11 October 2020.