The Madwoman of Toujane (1974)

8.7/10 150 min Drama

Overview

This rambling political melodrama tells the story of a French Breton who learns about colonialism while teaching native students in France's colonies of Tunisia and Algeria and returns to his native Brittany to see that the same conditions prevail there.

Cast

Gilles Servat

Roger

Micheline Welter

Gwen

René Vautier

Himself

Julien Guiomar

Narrator (voix)

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