October 17, 1961
Synopsis
Characters and destinies cross paths in this film where everyone has an incomplete and biased view of the situation. Sabine, a television journalist, isn’t particularly concerned about war. Her friend, Nathalie, is a supporter of the FLN (National Liberation Front) and tries to get Sabine to join the cause. Martin, a young cop without any political affiliation, has just returned from Algeria, where he did his military service and developed a hatred for Arabs. Tierce, a 45-year-old policeman and union member, was in the Resistance. Now he’s the sergeant at the 18th arrondissement precinct, torn between his humanist convictions and professional solidarity. Tarek, a non-militant, is a night workman. His nephew, Abde, is also a workman – who takes night classes in the hope that they will affect his social status. Ali Said is an officer in the FLN who rules with an iron fist in the shanty town of Nanterre at the outskirts of Paris. “Maurice”, coordinator of the French Federation of the FLN, is responsible for carrying out the orders of the federal committee. Another man, who actually existed and played a central role in the massacre of Arab demonstrators on 17 October, 1961, joins this cast of fictive characters: Maurice Papon.
All these characters live through the tragic weeks of the fall of 1961 in different circumstances and places (shanty town, precinct, newspaper office, etc.).
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (14)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Storia Television
- Film exports/foreign sales : The Bureau Sales
- French distribution : Les Acacias
Full credits (12)
- Executive Producers : Thomas Anargyros, Édouard De Vésinne
- Screenwriter : Patrick Rotman
- Director of Photography : Roger Dorieux
- Music Composer : Cyril Morin
- Assistant director : Carole Golzio
- Editor : Marie-Sophie Dubus
- Sound Recordist : Bernard Borel
- Costume designer : Céline Guignard
- Production Manager : Jean-Paul Battaggia
- Press Attaché (film) : François Vila
- Production Designers : Emile Ghigo, Claire Amoureux
- Casting : René Tollemer
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2004
- French release : 19/10/2005
- Runtime : 1 h 48 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 111.178
- Approval :
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby A
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News & awards
Selections (13)
Delegations (5)
Dubai International Film Festival
United Arab Emirates, 2005
Director : Alain Tasma
Actor : Vahina Giocante
