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#1424

My Rating:
8

Seen It:
Yes
(December 2008 )

Drama, History, War

France / French

Benoît Magimel	Lieutenant Terrien
Albert Dupontel	Sergent Dougnac
Aurélien Recoing	Commandant Vesoul
Marc Barbé	Capitaine Berthaut
Eric Savin	Le sergent tortionnaire
Mohamed Fellag	Idir Danoun
Lounès Tazairt	Saïd
Abdelhafid Metalsi	Rachid
Vincent Rottiers	Lefranc
Lounès Machene	Amar

Director	Florent Emilio Siri
Producer	Bénédicte Bellocq; François Kraus
Writer	Florent Emilio Siri; Patrick Rotman

Algeria, 1959. Military operations are being stepped up. High in the mountains of Kabylia, Terrien, an idealistic lieutenant takes over the command of a platoon at a French army outpost. Here he meets Dougnac, a cynical sergeant. Their differences and the harsh realities in the field drive the two men to the breaking point. Lost in an undeclared war, they discover that their worst enemy is themselves.

Edition Details
Region	Any Region
Screen Ratio	1.85 Wide Screen / 1:1.85 (17.9) Theatrical widescreen
Subtitles	English
Audio Tracks	FRENCH: Dolby Digital Stereo
Layers	Single Side, Single Layer
Nr of Disks/Tapes	1

Personal Details
Purchase Date	December 2008
Store	Torrent
Tags	BT:AVI
Links	IMDB

Florent Emilio Siri wrote and directed this engrossing French drama which follows a French platoon during the Algerian War of Independence of 1954-1962. The film gives a more personal account of the devastating conflict; unflinchingly exposing the complex morality of the strategies used, and highlighting the psychological effect on the soldiers involved. Shows the true brutality and horrors of war.