‘Oppressed Majority’ (‘Majorité Opprimée’)

Please take just 11 minutes out of your day to check out Eléonore Pourriat’s powerful short, ‘Oppressed Majority’ (‘Majorité Opprimée’). An inspired gender role reversal tale, it depicts the sexism, abuse and sexual violence women experience on a daily basis.

By Rachael Johnson 

Please take just 11 minutes out of your day to check out Eléonore Pourriat’s powerful short, Oppressed Majority (Majorité Opprimée). An inspired gender role reversal tale, it depicts the sexism, abuse and sexual violence women experience on a daily basis. Released in 2010, Oppressed Majority only went global this year. It is destined to become one of the viral hits of 2014. Again, please take a look at this smart, insightful–and disturbing–short film. In French, with subtitles.

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Author: Rachael Johnson

Rachael Johnson has contributed articles on film to CINEACTION, www.objectif-cinema.com and www.jgcinema.com. She has also reviewed film-related books for the online film journal Scope and literary works for the online literary magazine Warscapes. Her other writing interests include personal essay writing and other kinds of cultural criticism. Rachael holds a Master of Arts in French and Theory of Literature from University College London. A British national, she grew up in Uganda, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Saudi Arabia and Northern Cyprus. A teacher and lecturer of English and EFL, as well as tutor of creative writing, she has also lived in France, Italy, Malaysia, Burma, and England. She is currently based in beautiful Cornwall. Other interests and passions include modern history, world politics, Siamese cats and cocktails.

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