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Dark Night, October 17, 1961
Dark Night, October 17, 1961

Dark Night, October 17, 1961

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

120 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

07 June 2005

Country

France

Cast

Ouassini Embarek

Ouassini Embarek

Abdé

Atmen Kelif

Atmen Kelif

Tarek

Abdelhafid Metalsi

Abdelhafid Metalsi

Ali Saïd

Hocine Choutri

Hocine Choutri

Ahmed

Mounir Margoum

Mounir Margoum

Mohamed

Ahcène Nini

Ahcène Nini

Le réfractaire

Jalil Naciri

Jalil Naciri

Maurice

Salem Kali

Salem Kali

L'Algérien au barrage

Reda Samoudi

Reda Samoudi

Hocine

Djemel Barek

Djemel Barek

L'homme de l'escalier

Tayeb Belmihoub

Tayeb Belmihoub

Haroun

Adel Bencherif

Adel Bencherif

Le collecteur

Clotilde Courau

Clotilde Courau

Sabine

Jean-Michel Portal

Jean-Michel Portal

Martin

Florence Thomassin

Florence Thomassin

Nathalie

Vahina Giocante

Vahina Giocante

Marie-Hélène

Philippe Bas

Philippe Bas

Delmas

Aurélien Recoing

Aurélien Recoing

Somveille

Serge Riaboukine

Serge Riaboukine

Brigadier Tiercé

Marie Denarnaud

Marie Denarnaud

Isabelle Martin

Frank Berjot

Frank Berjot

Le policier commissariat du 18 ème

Thierry Fortineau

Thierry Fortineau

Papon

Lyèce Boukhitine

Lyèce Boukhitine

Le voisin d'Abde

Jean-Michel Fête

Jean-Michel Fête

Bertaut

Matthias Van Khache

Matthias Van Khache

Jojo

Michel Trillot

Michel Trillot

Marcel

Michel Scotto di Carlo

Michel Scotto di Carlo

Level

Alain Rimoux

Alain Rimoux

Chaix

Luc Palun

Luc Palun

M. René

Grégoire Oestermann

Grégoire Oestermann

Nicolas

Nicolas Jouhet

Nicolas Jouhet

Ginet

Stefan Elbaum

Stefan Elbaum

Favre

Guillaume Cramoisan

Guillaume Cramoisan

Le médecin du centre de tri

Pierre-Alain Chapuis

Pierre-Alain Chapuis

Ministre Frey

Antoine Chain

Antoine Chain

Le planton Nanterre

Alexandre Carrière

Alexandre Carrière

L'infirmier du centre de tri

Loïc Brabant

Loïc Brabant

Legay

Bruno Abraham-Kremer

Bruno Abraham-Kremer

Le patron d'Abde

Patrick Bonnel

Patrick Bonnel

Le commandant du commissariat du 18 ème

Christophe Kourotchkine

Christophe Kourotchkine

Le journaliste

Jérôme Le Paulmier

Jérôme Le Paulmier

Le tueur d'Abde

Julien Lucas

Julien Lucas

Michaud

Stéphan Wojtowicz

Stéphan Wojtowicz

Le rédacteur

Djamel Afnai

Djamel Afnai

L'Algérien qui rit

Marie-Charlotte Salmon

Marie-Charlotte Salmon

A secretary

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