THE DARK YEARS OF THE PALAIS BOURBON

When the Palais Bourbon served the occupiers

Synopsis

From 1940 to 1944, the Palais Bourbon, symbol of the French Republic, fell into the hands of the German occupiers. Within its walls, seven young Resistance fighters were put on trial before being executed at Mont-Valérien. Archive footage and testimonies reveal a long-overlooked chapter in the history of the French National Assembly.