Days of Glory
– During WWII, four North African men enlist in the French army to liberate that country from Nazi opp..
During WWII, four North African men enlist in the French army to liberate that country from Nazi oppression, and to fight French discrimination.
27 Sep 2006
French, Arabic
Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
Rachid Bouchareb
Rachid Bouchareb, Olivier Lorelle
Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila
Algeria, 1943, through Italy and France, to Alsace in early 1945, with a coda years later. Arabs volunteer to fight Nazis to liberate France, their motherland. We follow Saïd, dirt poor, an orderly for a grizzled sergeant, Martinez, a pied noir with some willingness to speak up for his Arab troops; Messaoud, a crack shot, who in Province falls in love with a French woman who loves him back; and Abdelkader, a corporal, a budding intellectual with a keen sense of injustice. The men fight with courage against a backdrop of small and large indignities: French soldiers get better food, time for leave, and promotions. Is the promise of liberty, equality, and fraternity hollow?
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 9 wins & 13 nominations.
$179,111
The Weinstein Company