Maurice Audin, a story of mathematicians

A sober, heartfelt documentary that quietly builds tension as it uncovers a painful history and the long fight for acknowledgment.

Directed by

François Demerliac

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Maurice Audin, Josette Audin, Michèle Audin

Overview

On September 13, 2018, President Emmanuel Macron visited Josette Audin at her home in Bagnolet to ask for her forgiveness, presenting her with a declaration acknowledging that her husband had died under torture at the hands of a "legally established system" implemented by the former French colonial power in Algeria. This acknowledgment, however belated, is a victory for Josette Audin and her family, but above all, it is a victory for human rights, achieved together by mathematicians and historians. This film retraces this shared commitment against torture and state abuses, first within the Audin Committee and then within the Committee of Mathematicians, which also intervened to support other mathematicians imprisoned and sometimes tortured around the world.

How it feels

Earnest, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Justice, memory, corruption, politics

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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