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OK, Joe !
OK, Joe !

8.5

OK, Joe !

NR·2023·52m

Summary

In autumn 1944, during the Liberation of Brittany, writer Louis Guilloux worked as an interpreter for the American army. He was a privileged witness to some little-known dramatic aspects of the Liberation: the rapes and murders committed by GIs on French civilians. He also discovered the racism of American military justice. This experience haunted the novelist for thirty years. In 1976, he recounted it in a short novel, "Ok, Joe", which went unnoticed. This film compares his account with the memories of the last witnesses to these forgotten crimes and their punishments.

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Director

Philippe Baron

Novel

Louis Guilloux

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Status:

Released

Original Language:

French

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Keywords

war crimes
war correspondent
us army
writer
war hero
war trauma
retired army man
semi-biographical
international court of justice
racial justice
persecuted writer
war absurdity
crime writer
american army
documentary
war documentary
war story
historical war
usa war crimes
usa wwii war crimes