Dark Night, October 17, 1961

Movie

TV Movie

Drama

History

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.

Date: 06/07/2005

Rating: 7.3

Cast: Ouassini Embarek, Atmen Kelif, Abdelhafid Metalsi, Hocine Choutri, Mounir Margoum, Ahcène Nini, Jalil Naciri, Salem Kali, Reda Samoudi, Djemel Barek, Tayeb Belmihoub, Adel Bencherif, Clotilde Courau, Jean-Michel Portal, Florence Thomassin, Vahina Giocante, Philippe Bas, Aurélien Recoing, Serge Riaboukine, Marie Denarnaud, Frank Berjot, Thierry Fortineau, Lyèce Boukhitine, Jean-Michel Fête, Matthias Van Khache, Michel Trillot, Michel Scotto di Carlo, Alain Rimoux, Luc Palun, Grégoire Oestermann, Nicolas Jouhet, Stefan Elbaum, Guillaume Cramoisan, Pierre-Alain Chapuis, Antoine Chain, Alexandre Carrière, Loïc Brabant, Bruno Abraham-Kremer, Patrick Bonnel, Christophe Kourotchkine, Jérôme Le Paulmier, Julien Lucas, Stéphan Wojtowicz, Djamel Afnai, Marie-Charlotte Salmon

Ouassini Embarek