The Rebel, Louise Michel
- Movies
- 2010-04-07
- FR
- Released
- 2h 30m
- FR
- Drama - History - TV Movie
Production
Jem Productions, France 2, CNC, TV5 Monde
Storyline
A fiercely active Communard, Louise Michel is condemned for taking arms against Bismarck. Along with thousands of other revolutionaries, she is deported to New Caledonia, whilst, back in Paris, a young parliamentarian Georges Clemenceau campaigns for a truce with the Communards. During her exile, Louise Michel becomes a teacher and wins the admiration of the other deportees, inspiring them to rise up against the colonial order…