France 2 Cinéma + 10 more, UGC Images, Studio 37, Nord-Ouest Films, Centre National de la Cinématographie, Agence Nationale pour la Cohésion Sociale et l'Egalité des Chances (ACSE), Fonds Images de la Diversité, Kasso Inc. Productions, Cofimage 22, Cofinova 7, Soficinéma 6
April 1988, Ouvéa Island, New Caledonia. 30 gendarmes are taken hostage by a group of Kanak freedom fighters. 300 soldiers are sent from France to re-establish order. 2 men confront each other: Philippe Legorjus, chief of the terrorist squad, and Alphonse Dianou, head of the kidnappers. Through their shared values, they will attempt to make discussion triumph. But, in the middle of a presidential election, when the stakes are political, order isn't always dictated by morality. A violent and troubling epic that marks the return of Mathieu Kassovitz in front and behind the camera.
