Dubai International Film Festival

Algeria, 1959. Military operations are being stepped up. High in the mountains of Kabylia, Terrien (Benoît Magimel), an idealistic lieutenant, takes command of a platoon at a French army outpost. Here he meets Dougnac (Albert Dupontel), a cynical sergeant. Their differences and the harsh realities of the battlefield drive the two men to breaking point. Lost in an undeclared war, they discover that their worst enemy is themselves.

“The Algerian war looks more problematic than ever in this touching drama by French director Florent Emilio SIri, when a young French officer faces the difficult choice between fighting or refusing to do.”

• Director(s) : 

  Florent Emilio Siri

  FLORENT EMILIO SIRI was born in Lorraine, France, and studied cinema at the Sorbonne and ESRA in Paris. He began his feature film career with the social drama One Minute of Silence (1998), followed by the action films The Nest (2002) and Hostage (2005), starring Bruce Willis. He has also directed two critically-acclaimed and popular Splinter Cell video games and many music videos, for such bands as IAM, Expression Directe, Alliance Ethnik and Wu-Tang Clan.

• Crew :  Patrick Rotman(Scriptwriter), François Kraus(Producer), Denis Pineau-Valencienne(Producer), Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci(Cinematographer), Oliver Gajan(Editor), Alexandre Desplat(Composer), Benoît Magimel(Main Cast), Albert Dupontel(Main Cast), Aurélien Recoing(Main Cast), Marc Barbé(Main Cast)

• Format :   Colour/DigiBeta

• Running Time :   108 mins

• Country :   France

• Programme :   Arabian Nights

• Venue :   Mall of the Emirates - CineStar 1, Mall of the Emirates - CineStar 7

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• IO, L’ALTRO (ME, THE OTHER)
• MICHOU D’AUBER
• NUITS D’ARABIE (ARABIAN NIGHTS)
• USA MOT AL-ARIAN (USA VS. AL-ARIAN)
• THE GOOD SON
• YASIN
• AAL ATABAH (BOTH)
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