Story :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.
Cast
Ouassini EmbarekAbdé
Atmen KelifTarek
Abdelhafid MetalsiAli Saïd
Hocine ChoutriAhmed
Mounir MargoumMohamed
Ahcène NiniLe réfractaire
Jalil NaciriMaurice
Salem KaliL'Algérien au barrage
Reda SamoudiHocine
Djemel BarekL'homme de l'escalier
Tayeb BelmihoubHaroun
Adel BencherifLe collecteur
Clotilde CourauSabine
Jean-Michel PortalMartin
Florence ThomassinNathalie
Vahina GiocanteMarie-Hélène
Philippe BasDelmas
Aurélien RecoingSomveille
Serge RiaboukineBrigadier Tiercé
Marie DenarnaudIsabelle Martin
Frank BerjotLe policier commissariat du 18 ème
Thierry FortineauPapon
Lyèce BoukhitineLe voisin d'Abde
Jean-Michel FêteBertaut
Matthias Van KhacheJojo
Michel TrillotMarcel
Michel Scotto di CarloLevel
Alain RimouxChaix
Luc PalunM. René
Grégoire OestermannNicolas
Nicolas JouhetGinet
Stefan ElbaumFavre
Guillaume CramoisanLe médecin du centre de tri
Pierre-Alain ChapuisMinistre Frey
Antoine ChainLe planton Nanterre
Alexandre CarrièreL'infirmier du centre de tri
Loïc BrabantLegay
Bruno Abraham-KremerLe patron d'Abde
Patrick BonnelLe commandant du commissariat du 18 ème