1958: Those Who Said No(2018)

1958: Those Who Said No Synopsis

On October 4, 2018, France celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Fifth Republic. It is a republic born in the throes of the Algerian War and one which—from the day it was founded by General de Gaulle until the presidency of a very Jupiterian Emmanuel Macron—has been assailed as a “Republican monarchy” by partisans of a more assertive parliamentarian state. By revisiting the struggle of those who dared oppose the new regime — only to suffer a crushing defeat on September 28, 1958, when they were barely able to garner 20% of the vote against the constitutional text — this film shines a powerful new light on the origins of the Fifth Republic and its consequences for the next 60 years. It is a constitutional debate that planted the seeds for a complete upheaval of the French political landscape, on the left in particular, and set the country in motion toward what would be called the Union of the Left.

1958: Those Who Said No (2018) is a documentary, tv movie and history film directed by Philippe Saada, released on October 6, 2018 with a runtime of 55m. It stars Philippe Saada, Pierre Pflimlin, Raoul Salan and Jacques Massu. Viewers rate it 8.0 out of 10 across 1 ratings.