CinemaOSMovie · 2005 · 2h 0m

Dark Night, October 17, 1961

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Parisian authorities clash with the Front de Libération Nationale (FLN) in director Alain Tasma’s recounting of one of the darkest moments of the Algerian War of Independence. As the war wound to a close and violence persisted in the streets of Paris, the FLN and its supporters adopted the tactic of murdering French policemen in hopes of forcing a withdrawal. When French law enforcement retaliated by brutalizing Algerians and imposing a strict curfew, the FLN organizes a peaceful demonstration that drew over 11,000 supporters, resulting in an order from the Paris police chief to take brutal countermeasures. Told through the eyes of both French policemen as well as Algerian protestors, Tasma’s film attempts to get to the root of the tragedy by presenting both sides of the story.

Directed byAlain Tasma

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 0m
Language
FR
Released
June 7, 2005
Studios
Canal+France 3 Cinéma

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Ouassini Embarek

Ouassini Embarek

Abdé

Atmen Kelif

Atmen Kelif

Tarek

Abdelhafid Metalsi

Abdelhafid Metalsi

Ali Saïd

Hocine Choutri

Hocine Choutri

Ahmed

Mounir Margoum

Mounir Margoum

Mohamed

Ahcène Nini

Ahcène Nini

Le réfractaire

Jalil Naciri

Jalil Naciri

Maurice

Salem Kali

Salem Kali

L'Algérien au barrage

Reda Samoudi

Reda Samoudi

Hocine

Djemel Barek

Djemel Barek

L'homme de l'escalier

Creative team
Directed by
Alain Tasma
Alain Tasma
Written by
Patrick Rotman
Patrick Rotman
François-Olivier Rousseau
Produced by
Thomas Anargyros
Thomas Anargyros
Edouard de Vésinne
Edouard de Vésinne

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