In this stimulating, sometimes shocking, and altogether powerful documentary about police violence in contemporary France, filmmaker and journalist David Dufresne examines the ways in which a government justifies brutal acts against its own citizens.
Taking its title from sociologist and political economist Max Weber, who wrote that the state establishes a "monopoly on violence" by claiming the legitimate use of force, Dufresne’s film mixes footage of attacks on protestors – largely of the gilet jaunes, or "yellow vest," political movement – and interviews with intellectuals, police officers, and victims of police assault.
The Monopoly of Violence
Un pays qui se tient sage
Genre
Documentary
Director
David Dufresne
Run time
1h 29min
Genre
Documentary
Director
David Dufresne
Run time
1h 29min
In this stimulating, sometimes shocking, and altogether powerful documentary about police violence in contemporary France, filmmaker and journalist David Dufresne examines the ways in which a government justifies brutal acts against its own citizens.
Taking its title from sociologist and political economist Max Weber, who wrote that the state establishes a "monopoly on violence" by claiming the legitimate use of force, Dufresne’s film mixes footage of attacks on protestors – largely of the gilet jaunes, or "yellow vest," political movement – and interviews with intellectuals, police officers, and victims of police assault.
Taking its title from sociologist and political economist Max Weber, who wrote that the state establishes a "monopoly on violence" by claiming the legitimate use of force, Dufresne’s film mixes footage of attacks on protestors – largely of the gilet jaunes, or "yellow vest," political movement – and interviews with intellectuals, police officers, and victims of police assault.
Info
Rating
(none)
Production year
2019
Global distributor
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Local distributor
Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival MTÜ
In cinema
11/28/2020