Dark Night, October 17, 1961 (2005)
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.
Release Date: 2005-06-07
Runtime: 120 minutes
Director: Alain Tasma
Top Cast
- Ouassini Embarek as Abdé
- Atmen Kelif as Tarek
- Abdelhafid Metalsi as Ali Saïd
- Hocine Choutri as Ahmed
- Mounir Margoum as Mohamed
- Ahcène Nini as Le réfractaire
- Jalil Naciri as Maurice
- Salem Kali as L'Algérien au barrage
- Reda Samoudi as Hocine
- Djemel Barek as L'homme de l'escalier
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