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 by Alain Tasma
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Cast

Ouassini Embarek
Abdé

Atmen Kelif
Tarek

Abdelhafid Metalsi
Ali Saïd

Hocine Choutri
Ahmed

Mounir Margoum
Mohamed

Ahcène Nini
Le réfractaire

Jalil Naciri
Maurice

Salem Kali
L'Algérien au barrage

Reda Samoudi
Hocine

Djemel Barek
L'homme de l'escalier

Tayeb Belmihoub
Haroun

Adel Bencherif
Le collecteur

Clotilde Courau
Sabine

Jean-Michel Portal
Martin
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