Dordogne: Résistants en Périgord

Overview

"We knew why we were fighting. This fight was first for Freedom. Let's never lose sight of that." On the basis of testimonies, and focusing on the history of a department at war, Dordogne, this film questions the memory of the years 1940-1944; inquiries expressed as pretexts for a debate on the commitment and struggles for freedom and democracy. Beyond the story of the liberation of this region, it is a reflection on resistance. What remains of the Resistance? Do the testimonies of its lost witnesses, its mark in national life persist?