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Dark Night, October 17, 1961

7.3 average rating
7.3
Arabic / 120 MIN. / 2005

The Genres

The Synopsis

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.

The Cast

Ouassini EmbarekAtmen KelifAbdelhafid MetalsiHocine ChoutriMounir MargoumAhcène NiniJalil NaciriSalem KaliReda SamoudiDjemel BarekTayeb BelmihoubAdel BencherifClotilde CourauJean-Michel PortalFlorence ThomassinVahina GiocantePhilippe BasAurélien RecoingSerge RiaboukineMarie DenarnaudFrank BerjotThierry FortineauLyèce BoukhitineJean-Michel FêteMatthias Van KhacheMichel TrillotMichel Scotto di CarloAlain RimouxLuc PalunGrégoire OestermannNicolas JouhetStefan ElbaumGuillaume CramoisanPierre-Alain ChapuisAntoine ChainAlexandre CarrièreLoïc BrabantBruno Abraham-KremerPatrick BonnelChristophe KourotchkineJérôme Le PaulmierJulien LucasStéphan WojtowiczDjamel AfnaiMarie-Charlotte Salmon

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