A Self-Made Hero

The film "A Self-Made Hero" (1996) is presented as a historical documentary, where Albert Dehousse, played by Mathieu Kassovitz, narrates his life story, interspersed with interviews and historians. Albert's life takes a dramatic turn when he discovers that his father was not the war hero he thought he was, and his mother was a collaborator, leading him to reinvent himself as a Resistance fighter, earning him recognition and respect.