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Cédric Jimenez: “November 13 is the only time people applauded the police”

2022-05-23T16:05:47.429Z


INTERVIEW – After Bac nord last year, Cédric Jimenez is back in Cannes with Novembre, the story of the hunt for the commandos of the November 13 attacks.


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Olivier Demangel, the screenwriter, met the head of the Sdat (anti-terrorism sub-directorate) on November 13.

A very secret service, which leaves no written record.

They opened up to us.

With caution.

There are a lot of secret-defense things.

They explained to us how the service worked and told how they had experienced those five days.

They talked to us about the “tunnel effect”.

Ultimate focus.

We don't go home, we sleep on a sofa.

Everyone in their workshop knows what they have to do, battening down the emotional hatches so they can respond to the mission.

They also told us about the witness, played by Lyna Khoudri, who hosts the cousin of Abdelhamid Abaaoud.

At trial, she testified with her face blurred, her voice doctored.

She lives under a false identity.

We were able to read his audition.

We have of course changed some things to protect the instruction…

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Source: lefigaro

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