Win Matthieu Kassovitz's Rebellion DVD Including La Haine DVD And Signed Postcard

Matthieu Kassovitz's Rebellion comes to Blu-ray and DVD on 26th August 2013 a intense true-life story and we’re giving away 2 copies of this film on DVD.

It’s April 1988 on the Ouvéa Island in the French colony of New Caledonia. 30 police are kidnapped by Kanak separatists and in response 300 special-forces operatives are sent in to restore order. To avoid unnecessary conflict, Philippe Legorjus (Kassovitz), the captain of an elite counter-terrorism police unit, is sent in to the heart of the rebel base to negotiate a peaceful solution. But against the highly pressured backdrop of presidential elections in France, the stakes are high and all bets are off.

As well as the copy of Rebellion on DVD we're also giving away a copy of Kassovitz classic film La Haine plus a signed postcard from the man himself. To be in with a chance of winning these prizes, please answer the following question:

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Subtitled Style (Rebellion Feature)

Too often, incredible foreign-language films slip through the cracks and escape international notice. Even with widespread acclaim, it can be difficult for foreign films to be seen outside their native country and sometimes even within their native country, particularly if said film was the subject of controversy. Here is a look at ten of the best foreign subtitled action films, starting with Mathieu Kassovitz’s hidden gem Rebellion

Rebellion (2013)

Mathieu Kassovitz’s thrilling, action-packed Rebellion tells the real-life story of a French tribe in New Caledonia who attacked a police precinct taking 30 innocents hostage, as Special Ops officer Captain Philippe Legorjus (Matthieu Kassovitz, Haywire) is tasked with freeing them. A connection is formed between the Captain and lead terrorist Alphonse Dianou (newcomer Iabe Lapacas), but as negotiations become increasingly hostile, it becomes clear that the rebels have nothing to lose and everything to fight for. Kassovitz was nominated for a César award for this film, along with co-writers Benoît Jaubert and Pierre Geller for a Best Adapted Screenplay.

La Haine (1995)

Rebellion director Mathieu Kassovitz’s second feature film was the critically acclaimed La Haine (or Hate), which featured a stellar breakthrough performance from close friend, then-rising French star, Vincent Cassel. The controversial film chronicles 19 hours in the lives of three young friends from immigrant backgrounds—one North African, one Jewish and one Afro-French—as they contend with the overflowing racial tensions in the French housing project where they live. Despite the controversy in his native France, the film earned Kassovitz the Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival.

Oldboy (2003)

Loosely based on the Japanese manga of the same name, the second instalment in The Vengeance Trilogy by South Korean director Park Chan-Wook, Oldboy has developed something of a cult following for its cinematic originality and shocking twists. On his way to his young daughter’s birthday party, businessman Oh Dae-su is kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years. Once released, he embarks on a perilous five-day journey to discover the motive behind his confinement. Oldboy garnered incredible reviews from Western critics, and director Spike Lee’s American remake is scheduled for 2013 release.

Tough Enough (2006)

Director Detlev Buck’s gripping German thriller showcases a brilliantly emotional performance from a teenage David Kross (The Reader, 2008). When Miriam splits up with her wealthy boyfriend, she and her 15-year-old son Michael (Kross) are forced to relocate from their posh neighbourhood to a rundown Berlin suburb. Michael endures violent bullying from the first, until he begins running drugs for a local charismatic dealer. Praised for its gritty social realism and stellar soundtrack, the film won Buck the International Federation of Film Critics award at the Berlin Film Festival, along with a slew of other accolades from Germany and Austria.

City of God (2003)

The critically acclaimed City of God follows two young boys from the same Brazilian slum and the very different trajectories their lives take. Rocket grows up to become a photographer who chronicles the rise of childhood associate Li'l Zé, now a ruthless kingpin who terrorises the city with maniacal glee. The film received four Academy Award nominations, and following its success, director Fernando Meirelles (The Constant Gardner, 2006) created a television series City of Men, which was then adapted into a 2007 film.

The Debt (2007)

This Israeli thriller tells the fictional account of a 1964 covert Mossad team charged with capturing a nefarious Nazi doctor who brutally experimented on Jews during the Holocaust. When the doctor manages to escape, the group reports instead that he was shot and killed in the process of fleeing. Years later, the celebrated agents discover the surgeon may still be alive and on the verge of confessing all. The film was nominated for four awards by the Israeli Film Academy, and in 2011, Helen Mirren, Ciarán Hinds and Tom Wilkinson starred in the American remake.

Battle Royale (2000)

Based on the 1999 novel of the same name, Battle Royale follows a young student forced by a dystopian government to compete against the other students of his class in a fight to the death. The film was met with immediate controversy in its native Japan, particularly from government officials, but still managed to become one of the country’s top ten highest grossing films and was hailed by Western critics.

Tsotsi (2005)

In the slums of South Africa, brutal gang leader Tsotsi (Presley Chweneyagae) comes of age through rather unusual circumstances. After a mugging gone wrong, Tsotsi accidentally rides away with a three-month-old in the backseat of a stolen car. With the police hot on his trail, the young gangster becomes the baby’s sole caregiver and that baby becomes the catalyst for his redemption. Tsotsi won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language film and was nominated for a Golden Globe in the same category.

Hidden (2005)

Starring French luminaries Danny Auteuil and Juliette Binoche, Michael Haneke’s polarising thriller about a small Parisian family shaken by the discovery that they are being anonymously surveilled premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to tremendous acclaim. The film won three prizes, including the Best Director Award for Haneke. The film received largely positive reviews, and is a regular fixture on the best of world cinema lists.

Waltz With Bashir (2008)

In this fiercely original, animated documentary, writer and director Ari Folman meets up with an old army buddy, 24 years after the 1982 Lebanon War. Both still teenagers at the time, his friend remembers nothing about the war effort and Folmon discovers he, too, recalls very little with precision. In order to recover his memories, Folmon seeks out others in Beirut at the time to share their stories. Although classified as a documentary, the film uses a combination of storytelling techniques and Folmon used both actual people and composites. Among its numerous accolades, Waltz With Bashir counts the BAFTA for Best Film Not in the English Language; but despite its numerous accolades, the film is banned in its native Lebanon.


Rebellion is released on DVD and Blu-ray by Lionsgate in UK&Ireland 26th August, read our review here.

Rebellion (L'ordre et la morale) Blu-Ray Review

Rating: 15
Release Date:
26th August 2013 (UK)
Directed By:
Mathieu Kassovitz
Cast:
Mathieu Kassovitz, Labe Lapacas, Sylvie Testud, Steeve Une, Jean-Philippe Puymartin,
Buy:
[DVD] / [Blu-ray]
After several years floundering in Hollywood mediocrity actor come director Mathieu Kassovitz marks his welcome return to form with Rebellion (L'ordre et la morale). A no holds barred shameful account on a little unknown black spot on French colonial history.

Dividing his time behind and front of the camera Kassovitz plays Phillipe Legorjus a anti terrorist captain assigned by French government during the countries 1988 presidential elections. He is sent to the French colony of New Caledonia to track down separatists who killed  3 policemen as well as taking 26 more hostage too.

When Legorjus confronts the leader of the separatists Alphonse (Labe Lapacas) to defuse the situation and negotiate the hostages release. What he finds is a group of indigenous Kanak people (New Caledonian people)who want independence from France. As Legorjus slowly gains the trust of the group he finds himself frustrated by harassment from his peers who daily repress the local populous. As Legorjus gets closer to a peaceful solution, political fighting closer to home between Mitterand and Chirac (the presidential candidates) who both support different solutions to end the stand off. Legorjus now finds himself running out of time to prevent tragedy unfolding.

For many years we have always read/heard about America's so called 'crimes' against humanity but rarely do we get an account of another nation. Rebellion is that stark reminder no country is safe, if you have a black spot in your history it's a story that must be told, this film is one of those stories. Kassovitz is a man on a mission, an angry man delivering a tense harrowing story which  slowly grips you as your pulled into the chaos.

Thanks to a well written script Rebellion opens up with the film's final outcome and it's not a happy ending. For the next 2 hours you learn who the true victims are, the Kanaks who simply want independence from France, now forced to pick up arms. Subjected to violence, racism, political infighting, beaucracy leaving a bitter taste in your mouth questioning any justification of the actions of the French.

Whilst popular stories of struggle are fascinating, lesser known struggles are even more intriguing and with Rebellion Kassovitz gives the Kanaks a voice, solidifying the legality of the Kanak's struggle to be a nation of their own. I laugh at Alec Salmond's cries of 'injustice' of the Scottish people (I'm Scottish) but if he really wants to talk about real injustices as the New Caledonians, the Kanak's fight to be independent, now that's true injustice.

Rebellion is a slow burning compelling film. The pace of the film may not be to everyone's liking but if if you enjoyed the Oliver Stone films of the 1980's this one will be right up your street. This is a powerful film that's intelligently written with Kassovitz delivering his best film probably since his best directorial flick since 195, Le Haine.

★★★★☆

Paul Devine