Dark Night, October 17, 1961
Director: Alain Tasma
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.
Cast
Ouassini Embarek
Abdé
Atmen Kelif
Tarek
Abdelhafid Metalsi
Ali Saïd
Hocine Choutri
Ahmed
Mounir Margoum
Mohamed
Ahcène Nini
Le réfractaire
Jalil Naciri
Maurice
Salem Kali
L'Algérien au barrage
Reda Samoudi
Hocine
Djemel Barek
L'homme de l'escalier
Tayeb Belmihoub
Haroun
Adel Bencherif
Le collecteur
In brief
Dark Night, October 17, 1961 (2005) is a tv movie, drama, history film. With an average rating of 7.5/10 from 11 votes, it's one of the higher-rated titles. The film runs 2h. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.
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Dark Night, October 17, 1961 runs 120 minutes (2h).
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Dark Night, October 17, 1961 has an average rating of 7.5/10 based on 11 viewer votes on TMDB.
What year is Dark Night, October 17, 1961 from?
Dark Night, October 17, 1961 was released in 2005.
