1986, December 5th. As student protests rock the city of Paris and leave the police on high alert, a 22 year-old student Malik Oussekine, on his way home from a jazz concert, is chased down by police, beaten, and dies in a stairwell in the 6th arrondissement. His death shocked the nation and Malik’s name became a rallying cry for resistance to police brutality. For the first time in a TV drama, Oussekine will explore Malik’s death and his grieving family’s fight for justice, as well as the difficult integration of an Algerian family in France in the 80s.
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Oussekine |
| Network: Disney+Genre: DramaSeasons: 1Episodes: 4 | |
OverviewAn examination of the terrible true events of December 5, 1986, that led to the death of a young student, Malik Oussekine. Centred on his family’s fight for justice, the series explores the enormous impact this high-profile case had on French society. |


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