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DAYS OF GLORY (INDIGÈNES) (France)
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Product code:
1029099
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SYNOPSIS:
FIGHTING FOR A WAR THAT WAS NOT THEIRS – THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE FRENCH FOREIGN SOLDIERS …
1943. They had never stepped foot on French soil but because France was at war, Saïd, Abdelkader, Messaoud and Yassir enlisted in the French Army, along with 130,000 other “indigenous soldiers,” to liberate the “fatherland” from the Nazi enemy. These heroes that history forgot won battles in Italy, Provence and the Vosges before finding themselves alone to defend an Alsatian village against a German battalion.
Few films in the history of cinema can claim to have had a direct impact on the real world. A movie showing in France has managed to repair a half-century of injustice even before it appeared on general release. Indigènes tells the largely concealed story of the 300,000 Arab and north African soldiers who helped to liberate France in 1944. A week before its theatrical release, the French government was shamed into paying belated full pensions to 80,000 surviving ex-colonial soldiers who, since 1959, have been paid a fraction of what French veterans receive. The movie has more ambitious, political aims. Its director, Rachid Bouchareb, and its co-producer, Jamel Debbouze, hope that it will be an important turning point in race relations in France. It is a big hope.
Genre: War/Drama
Starring: Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila
Director: Rachid Bouchareb
Rating: NC-16 (War Violence)
Year Made: 2006
SPECIAL FEATURES
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Languages: French
Subtitles: English
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen
Sound: Dolby Digital
Running Time: 2 hrs 10 mins
Region Code: 3
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