Jean-Marie Tjibaou ou le rêve d'indépendance

Through the commitment of Jean-Marie Tjibaou, this documentary traces the history of the march of the Kanak people in search of their independence. Between the raising of the Kanak flag in December 1984 and the funeral procession of the independence leader assassinated by one of his own on the island of Ouvéa in May 1989, there were years of struggles, dramas, palaver, hopes, of which Jean-Marie Tjibaou was one of the main actors. Will France be able to win the bet of a smooth decolonization of one of the last confetti of its empire? The authors meet the main protagonists of the "Tjibaou years", which were those of the Kanak people's dream of independence.

Cast

Jean-Marie Tjibaou

Self (archive footage)

Bernard Langlois

Narrator

Bernard Pons

Self

Edgard Pisani

Self

Philippe Legorgus

Self

Paul Neaoutyne

Self

Adèle Joredie

Self

Jacques Lafleur

Self

Jean-Pierre Aïfa

Self

Marie-Claude Tjibaou

Self