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Between 1979 and 1987, a far-left group wreaked havoc across France. Robberies, bombings, assassinations. They struck hard and disappeared in a cloud of explosives, leaflets scattered in the wind, and relentless ideological demands. Their name? Action Directe. More than 80 attacks, 26 wounded, and 12 dead in less than ten years. Stunned French citizens discovered posters plastered everywhere showing portraits of these young women and men who looked like everyone else and whom nothing seemed to be able to stop. A long and intense manhunt began, culminating in the arrest of the group's leadership.

Natacha Régnier
Narrator (Voice over)

Daniel Cohn-Bendit
Self : May 68 - Demonstrator & Politician

Olivier Rolin
Self : Founder of Gauche prolétarienne & Writer

Bernard Ripert
Self : Lawyer of Action directe

Marie-Christine Ételin
Self : Lawyer of Jean-Marc Rouillan (Leader of Action directe)

Henri Leclerc
Self : Lawyer of Jean-Marc Rouillan & Nathalie Ménigon

Christian Ételin
Self : Lawyer of Action directe

Patricia Tourancheau
Self : Journalist

Hervé Brusini
Self : Journalist

Jo Querr
Self : Counter-terrorism squad superintendent

Jean-Louis Bruguière
Self : Investigating magistrate in charge of counter-terrorism affairs

Jean-Pierre Pochon
Self : General information counter-terrorism unit chief

Jean Glavany
Self : Head of cabinet of President François Mitterrand (1981-1988)

Robert Badinter
Self : Minister of Justice (1981-1986)

Jean-Louis Huesca
Self : Crime squad superintendent

Dan Franck
Self : Friend and host of an Action Directe member, Writer & Screenwriter

Élisabeth Trétiack-Franck
Self : Daniel Franck's then wife & Press officer

Noël Mamère
Self : TV Newsreader (Archive)

Patrick Stefanini
Self : Principal private Secretary of Robert Pandraud & Deputy Minister for Security (1986-1988)

Gilles Leclair
Self : Crime squad superintendent

Ange Mancini
Self : First boss of the RAID

Frédérique Lantieri
Self : Journalist

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