Thousands of Senegalese soldiers fought for France against the Nazis during World War II. But on December 1, 1944, no less than 400 of them were murdered in cold blood: not by the Germans, but by the French forces alongside whom they fought.
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The massacre was swept under the rug for decades, barring the victims and their loved ones from any form of closure or acknowledgment. The new documentary by Marie Thomas-Penette and François-Xavier Destors “Thiaroye 44” is one of the first to explore this dark chapter of France’s colonial past. The directors joined us for Perspective.
