

A documentary about the French army : history, politics and function in today's society.
Direction
Three directors, zero compromise—collaborative courage.
Writing
Officers speaking truth to power in real time.
Director
André Harris
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released two years after Algerian independence, this was France's first public military autopsy—fundamentally shifted documentary ethics.
The title refers to a military training exercise soldiers called pointless; the directors adopted it as metaphor for institutional futility.
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