Section sp%C3%A9ciale

Section spciale English title Special Section is a 1975 French film, directed by CostaGavras and based on a book Laffaire de la Section Spciale by Herv Viller. It stars Louis Seigner, Roland Bertin, Michael Lonsdale, Ivo Garrani, Franois Maistre, Jacques Spiesser, Henri Serre, Heinz Bennent and Claude Piplu. It is named after the Special Sections of Vichy France.

In France during the German occupation, a young German naval officer is killed in Paris by a group of leftist activists. The compliant Vichy government seeks to appease the Germans by locating the perpetrators and agreeing to the execution of six people, and a special section is set up for this purpose. The section consists of judges who are too ambitious, cowardly or inhuman to refuse such work. The flames of totalitarianism must be stoked, even with innocent blood, and it is especially convenient to the government if the accused are thoroughly expendable in their eyes.CostaGavras film stirred some controversy as it told a story of Vichy France, which made some critics feel the piece was one sided about collaboration.citation needed CostaGavras aimed for the truth and he felt this film got this.citation needed Despite the debate, it opened to positive reviews in France and the U.S.citation needed ........

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