THE MONOPOLY OF VIOLENCE

UN PAYS QUI SE TIENT SAGE

By David DUFRESNE

THE BUREAU SALES - as PROD

Documentary - Completed 2020

As anger and resentment grow in the face of social inequalities, many citizens-led protests are being repressed with an ever-increasing violence. A panel of citizens questions, exchanges and confronts their views on the social order and the legitimacy of the use of force by the State.

Festivals
& Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2020
Industry Selects
Directors' Forthnight 2020
Supported by
New York Film Festival 2020
Spotlight
Tallinn Black Nights IFF 2020
Doc @PÖFF
Zurich Film Festival 2020
New Horizons
Brussels International Film Festival 2020
RDV UniFrance (online) 2021
    • Year of production
    • 2020
    • Genres
    • Documentary, Social issues
    • Countries
    • FRANCE
    • Languages
    • FRENCH
    • Duration
    • 89 mn
    • Director(s)
    • David DUFRESNE
    • Producer(s)
    • Bertrand FAIVRE (LE BUREAU)
    • Synopsis
    • As anger and resentment grow in the face of social inequalities, many citizens-led protests are being repressed with an ever-increasing violence. In The Monopoly of Violence, David Dufresne gathers a panel of citizens to question, exchange and confront their views on the social order and the legitimacy of the use of force by the State.