Les combattants de l insolence (1985) Christophe de Ponfilly & Bertrand Gallet

Albert Londres Prize 1985. Immersion in the mountains of Afghanistan, at the heart of the daily life of the Mujahideen fighting against the invasion of the Soviet army. Christophe de Ponfilly and Bertrand Gallet tell the story of the organization of the resistance in the Pandjchir valley. Meeting with fleeing villagers, rebels and their leader, Commander Massoud. Third part of Christophe de Ponfilly’s long commitment to recount, camera in hand, the daily life of the Mujahideen in their war against the Red Army. In the heart of destroyed villages and grandiose valleys, the reporter and his friend Bertrand Gallet endeavor to tell the story of the organization of the resistance in Panjshir. From caves to “karagas” (military garrisons), the viewer travels among the combat units. Portraits of men “alone facing the world“ who, most of the time, seem to be waiting for the enemy’s offensive, the better to repel it. They cook, they sing or repair their shoes... They live upright, rifle at the ready. This film shows what has not been shown and allows the voices of the voiceless to be heard. “In the heart of destroyed villages and grandiose valleys, the reporter and his friend Bertrand Gallet endeavor to tell the story of the organization of the resistance in Panjshir. From caves to “karagas“ (military garrisons), the viewer travels among the units women fighters. Portraits of men “alone facing the world“ who, most of the time, seem to be waiting for the enemy’s offensive, the better to repel it. They cook, they sing or repair their shoes... They live upright, rifle at hand.“