Okay, Joe! or the Memoirs of Private Guilloux
In autumn 1944, during the Liberation of Brittany, writer Louis Guilloux worked as an interpreter for the American army. He was a privileged witness to some little-known dramatic aspects of the Liberation: the rapes and murders committed by GIs on French civilians. He also discovered the racism of American military justice. This experience haunted the novelist for thirty years. In 1976, he recounted it in a short novel, "Ok, Joe", which went unnoticed. This film compares his account with the memories of the last witnesses to these forgotten crimes and their punishments.
In autumn 1944, during the Liberation of Brittany, writer Louis Guilloux worked as an interpreter for the American army. He was a privileged witness to some little-known dramatic aspects of the Liberation: the rapes and murders committed by GIs on French civilians. He also discovered the racism of American military justice. This experience haunted the novelist for thirty years. In 1976, he recounted it in a short novel, "Ok, Joe", which went unnoticed. This film compares his account with the memories of the last witnesses to these forgotten crimes and their punishments.
- director
- Philippe Baron
- cast
- Arnaud Stéphan, Louis Guilloux
- genres
- runtime
- 0 hr 52 mins
people also liked
White Dog
Demons 2
'R Xmas
Design for Living
Chopping Mall
Spring Break Shark Attack
Wake in Fright
My Life in Pink
Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars
Grand Central
R-Point
Scandal
Shadows and Fog
Fox and His Friends
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
The Slender Thread
Trail of the Pink Panther
Boogeyman 2
Gramps Is in the Resistance
