In 1914, from the beginning of the conflict, almost all of Belgium and ten French departments in the North and East are occupied by the German army.
The initial war crimes are followed by an iron discipline that is humiliating and cruel, serving to imprison populations completely isolated from the rest of the country.
Commentary: Romane Bohringer
Illustrations: Olivier Sarrazin
Image: Jérôme Kempa
Sound: Patrick Maenhout
Editing: Caroline Descamps
Music: Make Me Sound – Lionel Raepsaet and Maxime Catteloin
In coproduction with France Télévisions and Pictanovo with the support of the Nord-Pas-Calais Region.
With the participation of the Ministry of Defense, General Secretariat for Administration, Department of Memory, Heritage and Archives and of the Mission of the Centennial of the First World War.
With the support of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée, the Procirep – Society of Cinema and Television Producers and Angoa.