Seven old rebels, one last mission: to make you feel their fire before it's gone forever.
They were going to become heroes, but they didn't know it. Most of them were not yet twenty years old in June 1940, when France found itself on the ground. They were starting careers, studies, had families, friends. None had heard General de Gaulle's call on June 18, but all listened to Marshal Pétain's speech on the 17th, asking to stop fighting. They immediately rebelled and joined London or the Resistance. Through the testimonies of seven of the last Companions of the Liberation (made in 2013), this film tells us about their unwavering commitment and takes us in their footsteps until the Liberation.
Direction
Deniau steps back and lets the Companions command every frame.
Writing
No narration needed — these voices carry 80 years of unwavering purpose.
Director
Jean-Charles Deniau
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Companions of the Liberation were only 1,038 people ever awarded this distinction by de Gaulle — by 2013, barely a handful remained.
Daniel Cordier, featured here, was Jean Moulin's secretary at nineteen; he only broke his silence about the Resistance in 1999, sixty years later.
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