7.3 2 hoursParisian 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.
Abdé
Tarek
Ali Saïd
Ahmed
Mohamed
Le réfractaire
Maurice
L'Algérien au barrage
Hocine
L'homme de l'escalier
Haroun
Le collecteur
Sabine
Martin
Nathalie
Marie-Hélène
Delmas
Somveille
Brigadier Tiercé
Isabelle Martin
Le policier commissariat du 18 ème
Papon
Le voisin d'Abde
Bertaut
Jojo
Marcel
Level
Chaix
M. René
Nicolas
Ginet
Favre
Le médecin du centre de tri
Ministre Frey
Le planton Nanterre
L'infirmier du centre de tri
Legay
Le patron d'Abde
Le commandant du commissariat du 18 ème
Le journaliste
Le tueur d'Abde
Michaud
Le rédacteur
L'Algérien qui rit
A secretary
