1983, The Marchers for Equality

Name: 1983, The Marchers for Equality
Released: 2023-12-03
Rating: 9.5

2023

Trailer

In the 1980s, young people of North African descent born in France and a priest from the Lyon suburbs organized the "March of the Beurs." Launched on October 15, 1983, by seventeen people from the La Cayolle neighborhood in Marseille following a racist crime, the march concluded two months later—on December 3—on the streets of Paris, with 100,000 participants. This movement demanded equal rights. Was their cry heard?

Release Date

2023-12-03

Status

Released

Original Title

1983, Les marcheurs de l'égalité

Runtime

54 min

Original Language

FR

Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Flair Productions, France Télévisions, Citizen Films

Overview

In the 1980s, young people of North African descent born in France and a priest from the Lyon suburbs organized the "March of the Beurs." Launched on October 15, 1983, by seventeen people from the La Cayolle neighborhood in Marseille following a racist crime, the march concluded two months later—on December 3—on the streets of Paris, with 100,000 participants. This movement demanded equal rights. Was their cry heard?

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