Filmed at the heart of the events, composed of interviews and exclusive archives, this film sheds light on this social revolution. It denounces police brutality at the forefront of the action. Beginning with General de Gaulle's famous speech, composed of interviews and powerful testimonies from opposing camps (world figures, barricade activists, artists, and students), the film transports us to the heart of the action.
May 10th, 1981. François Mitterrand is elected President of the Republic. The “soviet tanks” supposedly coming upon the Champs-Élysées dressed in red, feared by some, did not march. Serge Moati takes a personal look at this episode, focusing on the relationship the president had with television, that he witnessed and played a role in.
