The strike that almost vanished from history — until someone hit record.
After two months of a hard-fought strike, accompanied by a day-and-night occupation of the premises, Jeune Afrique's workers were the victims of a court order authorizing their CEO, Bechir Ben Yahmed, to have them removed by the police. If they resisted, they risked falling foul of the law against rioters. To avoid the African comrades being deported from France, the strikers decided to leave. But before leaving, they organized a demonstration of solidarity with hundreds of journalists from the traditional and revolutionary press.
Direction
Roussopoulos siblings captured history mid-breath, no budget, all stakes.
Production
Made in the occupation itself — cinema as direct action.
Director
Carole Roussopoulos
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Carole Roussopoulos was a pioneer of militant feminist cinema; this rare collaboration with her brother Paul channels that energy into class struggle.
The film's very existence is political: shot on the fly, distributed through activist networks, it preserved a labor action that mainstream outlets ignored because it targeted one of their own.
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