France 24 Highlights Three Films: Psychological Thriller, Postcolonial Drama, and Political Documentary
France 24's program "À l'affiche" on April 8, 2026, featured three distinct films. David Roux directed "La femme de," a psychological thriller starring Mélanie Thierry as a wife ensnared in a bourgeois milieu. Claire Denis presented "Le cri des gardes," a feverish closed-door drama addressing postcolonial violence in Africa, featuring actors Matt Dillon and Isaac de Bankolé. The third film was Pierre Carles's documentary "L'affaire Abdallah," which examines the case of Lebanese communist militant Georges Ibrahim Abdallah. Abdallah, a supporter of the Palestinian cause, received a life sentence in 1987 for his alleged involvement in the assassinations of two foreign diplomats on French soil. The program's content required enabling audience measurement and advertising cookies for YouTube playback, and some browser extensions could block the video player.
Key facts
- The program "À l'affiche" was published on April 8, 2026, at 15:22.
- The film "La femme de" is a psychological thriller directed by David Roux.
- Mélanie Thierry stars in "La femme de" as a wife trapped in a bourgeois environment.
- "Le cri des gardes" is a film by Claire Denis about postcolonial violence in Africa.
- Matt Dillon and Isaac de Bankolé appear in "Le cri des gardes."
- "L'affaire Abdallah" is a documentary directed by Pierre Carles.
- The documentary focuses on Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, a Lebanese communist militant.
- Georges Ibrahim Abdallah was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1987 for alleged involvement in assassinating two foreign diplomats in France.
Entities
Artists
- Mélanie Thierry
- David Roux
- Claire Denis
- Matt Dillon
- Isaac de Bankolé
- Pierre Carles
- Georges Ibrahim Abdallah
Institutions
- France 24
- YouTube
Locations
- France
- Africa
- Lebanon
- Palestine