The film "Liberte" (Freedom) by Tony Gatliff about the deportation of Roma during the Second World War was shown in the European Parliament on the eve of the commemoration of the Nazi genocide against the Roma, reports Beta. of Canada," said the French director, whose father is Algerian and whose mother is Roma.
"I knew I couldn't change the world, but at least they would listen to us," added Gatliff and stated that 350.000 people watched his film in France. the Auschwitz camp.
During last week's World Day of the Shoah, the Holocaust against the Jews, the German Parliament held a commemoration of the genocide against the Roma for the first time. This time, the European Parliament wants to pay "respect to the people who have long been forgotten in the collective memory", said MP Katrin Grez
Between 300.000 and 500.000 Roma are estimated to have been killed during World War II. said historian Anrijet Aseo.
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