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THURSDAY, JULY 29 AT 7:00 PM

THE ARMY OF CRIME

(L’armée du crime)

France—140 minutes

In French and German with subtitles.

Directed by Robert Guédiguian. Written by Serge Le Péron and Gilles Taurand. With Simon Abkarian, Virginie Ledoyen, Robinson Stévenin, Gregoire Leprince-Ringuet and Lola Naymark.

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The rarely told story of immigrant French Resistance fighters in Paris in 1941. Missak Manouchian, a poet of Armenian descent, leads a small group of freedom fighters in a clandestine battle against the Nazi occupation. News of their daring attacks, including the assassination of an SS general, eventually reaches Berlin. A powerful and moving World War II Holocaust drama.

Produced by Dominque Barneaud. Director of Photography: Pierre Milon. Studio Spotlight screening courtesy of Kino International/Lorber Films.