Dark Night, October 17, 1961
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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Movie Details
- Original Title: Nuit Noire, 17 Octobre 1961
- Genres: TV Movie, Drama, History
- Release Date: 2005-06-07
- Runtime: 120 minutes
- Rating: 7.3/10 (10 votes)
- Budget: $0
- Revenue: $0
- Production Companies: Canal+, France 3 Cinéma
- Status: Released
- Popularity: 0.5602
- Languages: Arabic, French
Cast & Crew
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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Dark Night, October 17, 1961 is a TV Movie, Drama, History movie directed by . It was released on 2005-06-07.
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