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Colette - The French resistance fighter confronting fascism

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A short documentary. At the age of 90, Colette Marin Catherine confronts her past by visiting the German concentration camp Mittelbau Dora where her brother was killed. As a young girl, she fought Hitler's Nazis as a member of the French Resistance. For 74 years, she has refused to step foot in Germany, but that changed. Prepared to reopen old wounds and revisit the terrors of that time, Marin Catherine offers lessons for us all. The film has won the Academy Award in the category of best documentary short, 2021.