Antifa - Chasseurs de skins

Documentary about the rise of neo-nazi skinhead culture in 1980s Paris and how they were countered by a militant, multicultural underground movement. Contains interviews with participants recounting the subcultures and the street fights which made up their lives at the time.

Submitted by Ed on September 10, 2012

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wojtek

3 years 8 months ago

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Submitted by wojtek on July 23, 2020

One of the former Redskins members owns an antifa pub in Paris:
https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2020/01/23/a-paris-le-bar-emblematique-des-antifas-en-sursis_6026961_823448.html

Reddebrek

3 years 8 months ago

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Submitted by Reddebrek on July 23, 2020

The vimeo account has been shutdown for awhile so I changed it to an alternative upload.

Hieronymous

3 years 8 months ago

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Submitted by Hieronymous on July 24, 2020

The video is fascinating. The Ducky Boys were gangs of multi-ethnic anti-racists who were into 50s American rock, claiming the legacy of the Black Panthers -- and wearing the U.S. flag and "Panther" on their clothes. Their enemies were the racist Rebels, who wore the Confederate flag on their leather jackets.

jef costello

3 years 8 months ago

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Submitted by jef costello on July 24, 2020

I don't think I knew this was a film.
I remember a big "Antifa - chasseurs des skins" poster going up near the top of Menilmontant, it got pulled down after a few days with red/black skins graffiti put up where it was.