‘We swept a lot under the carpet’: Vichy regime film hits home in France of 2026

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Movie about Nazi-collaborating administration strikes chord during what director calls ‘time of great uncertainty’ It is the story of how a lowly state administrator unthinkingly becomes a cog in the machine of an authoritarian regime, embracing the…

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Sat, 03 Oct 2026 04:00:48 UTC.

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  1. Brazil’s Lula says only he can stop rise of fascism under Bolsonaro’s son

  2. Riot police clash with students as education protests rage in France

  3. France held 1-1 by Italy in Zidane home debut after Olise stunner

  4. Students lead violent protests in France over underfunding, overcrowding in schools

  5. Schools ablaze as student protests spread across France

  6. Cornell frat house rape accuser 'under siege' online, says lawyer

  7. ‘We swept a lot under the carpet’: Vichy regime film hits home in France of 2026

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