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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.
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Abdelhafid Metalsi
Ali Saïd
Adel Bencherif
Le collecteur
Stéphan Wojtowicz
Le rédacteur
Salem Kali
L'Algérien au barrage
Philippe Bas
Delmas
Clotilde Courau
Sabine
Guillaume Cramoisan
Le médecin du centre de tri
Aurélien Recoing
Somveille
Marie Denarnaud
Isabelle Martin
Florence Thomassin
Nathalie
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