December (1973)
1h 35m · 2 Jan 1973
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In Algiers, during the Algerian War of Independence, one of the leaders of the FLN was arrested by the French colonial army, which used the most violent methods to make the prisoners speak. The use of torture poses a conscience problem for a French officer. Playing shot-reverse-shot, between the tortured and his torturer, in a suffocating camera, Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina approaches torture by drawing inspiration from the story of his father, who died of abuse.
| Movie ID | 116123 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama, War |
| Director | Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina |
| Main cast | Michel Auclair, Sid Ali Kouiret, Julien Guiomar, Geneviève Page, André Thorent, Jean-Claude Bercq, Mustapha Kateb, André Rouyer |
| Release date | 2 January 1973 |
| Release year | 1973 |
| Language | Arabic |
| Duration | 95 min (1h 35m) |
| Rating | 10.0 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | Telcia Films |
Director: Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Writers: Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Top cast
Michel AuclairColonel de St-Méran
Sid Ali KouiretSi Ahmed
Julien GuiomarLe général Beaumont
Geneviève PageBéatrice de St-Mérand
André ThorentLe général Michon
Jean-Claude BercqLe commandant Leteil
Mustapha KatebKhédija
André RouyerL'aumônier
Jacques FrançoisSerge de la Prévoteraie
Jean-Pierre Castaldi
Jacques Castelot
Ben Ali Chouerani
Gérard Darrieu
Hassan El-Hassani
Keltoum
Malik Lakhdar-Hamina
Leila Shenna
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