Film

Quand les femmes ont pris la colère

1977 · 1h 15m · Documentary

The action takes place in a metallurgical factory which was part of the Pechiney-Ugine-Külhman trust in Couëron, Loire-Atlantique, in 1975. To show their solidarity with their husbands on strike, workers' wives invaded the director's office and obtained in two hours what was refused to them for months. But the management complained and sued. Twelve wives were charged with forcible confinement. The mobilization then widened. The women called on the Bretagne Cinema Production Unit (UPCB) to make a film about their struggle. Narrating the courageous action of solidarity of women with the strikers of the factory and the emergence of a collective awareness, both feminist and working-class, the film is also an echo chamber sensitive to the aspirations of the twelve women who were charged.

• René VautierDirector
• Soazig ChappedelaineDirector
• Pierre ClémentDirector of Photography
• Bruno MuelDirector of Photography
• Théo RobichetDirector of Photography
• Maryvonne Le BrishoualEditor

Release date

January 1, 1977

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 15m

Genres

Documentary