France/Morocco/Algeria/Belgium 2006, French and Arabic language with English subtitles, 35mm, 119 min
Director: Rachid Bouchareb
Screenplay: Olivier Morelle, Rachid Bouchareb
Cinematography: Patrick Blossier
Cast: Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri, Roschdy, Sami Bouajila, Bernad Blancan, Mathieu Simonet
Print Source: Films Distribution
A massive international hit, the Oscar-nominated Days of Glory explores the actions of the Moroccan and Algerian men who fought side by side with French soldiers to liberate France during the Second World War, but whose place in French history has gone largely unacknowledged.
The year is 1943, and four North African men enlist in the French army to liberate that country from Nazi oppression. They enlist despite the fact that they have never set foot on French soil and have to fight both the German enemy as well as ongoing discrimination from the French. Shot as a riveting docu-drama, Days of Glory ranks with the very best war films made in the last few decades. But while films such as Platoon and Thin Red Line indulge in an abstracted purity, Bouchareb's film contains a powerful political context for the meaninglessness of war.
With superb acting and vivid cinematography, this is a must-see, both for fans of war films and for everyone else.
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