Summary:
Algeria, 1943, through Italy and France, to Alsace in early 1945, with a coda years later. Arabs volunteer to fight Nazis to liberate France, their motherland. We follow Saïd, dirt poor, an orderly for a grizzled sergeant, Martinez, a pied noir with some willingness to speak up for his Arab troops; Messaoud, a crack shot, who in Province falls in love with a French woman who loves him back; and Abdelkader, a corporal, a budding intellectual with a keen sense of injustice. The men fight with courage against a backdrop of small and large indignities: French soldiers get better food, time for leave, and promotions. Is the promise of liberty, equality, and fraternity hollow?
| Runtime: | 120 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for war violence and brief language. |
| Production: | Canal+ |
| Genres: | Action, Drama, War |
| Countries: | France, Belgium, Morocco, Algeria |
| Languages: | French, Arabic |
| Home Release Date: | Jun 12, 2007 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Rachid Bouchareb | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Olivier Lorelle | Writer |
| Rachid Bouchareb | Writer |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Roschdy Zem | Messaoud Souni |
| Sami Bouajila | Abdelkader |
| Samy Naceri | Yassir |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Antoine Chappey | Le Colonel |
| Assaad Bouab | Larbi |
| Aurélie Eltvedt | |
| Benoît Giros | Capitaine Durieux |
| Bernard Blancan | Sergent Roger Martinez |
| Dioucounda Koma | |
| Jamel Debbouze | |
| Mathieu Simonet | Caporal Leroux |
| Mélanie Laurent | Margueritte Village Vosges |
| Philippe Beglia | Rambert |
| Thibault de Montalembert | Capitaine Martin |
| Thomas Langmann | Le Journaliste |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alexandre Lippens | Co-Producer |
| Caroline Cochaux | Co-Producer |
| Genevieve Lemal | Co-Producer |
| Jamel Debbouze | Co-Producer |
| Jaques-Henri Bronckart | Co-Producer |
| Jean Bréhat | Producer |
| Mehdi Sayah | Assistant Producer |
| Muriel Merlin | Executive Producer |
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