Drama ·War · France · 1972 · 1h 40m

To Be Twenty in the Aures

Avoir vingt ans dans les Aurès

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Director
René Vautier
Cast
Philippe Léotard as Lieutenant Perrin Hamid Djellouli as Youssef Alexandre Arcady as Noël Jean-Michel Ribes as Priest Jacques Canselier as Coco Jean-Jacques Moreau as Jacques
Crew
Pierre Clément — Director of Photography Daniel Turban — Director of Photography Simone Nedjma Scialom — Editor Yves Branellec — Original Music Composer Bernard Ramel — Original Music Composer Pierre Tisserand — Original Music Composer
Synopsis

A group of refractory and pacifist Bretons is sent to Algeria. These beings confronted with the horrors of war gradually become killing machines. One of them did not accept it and deserted, taking with him an FLN prisoner who was to be executed the next day.

Mood & Themes
french colonialismalgerian war (1954-62)guerilla armymaghreb
Key Collaborators
René Vautier Director Pierre Clément Director of Photography Daniel Turban Director of Photography Simone Nedjma Scialom Editor Yves Branellec Original Music Composer Bernard Ramel Original Music Composer Pierre Tisserand Original Music Composer René Vautier Writer
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