Days of Glory

– During WWII, four North African men enlist in the French army to liberate that country from Nazi opp..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 3 Minutes
Release Year:
2006
Original Name:
Indigènes
Days of Glory (2006) - Also known as Indigènes

During WWII, four North African men enlist in the French army to liberate that country from Nazi oppression, and to fight French discrimination.

Days of Glory (2006) - Trailer

Release Date:

27 Sep 2006

Language:

French, Arabic

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

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.

Director:

Rachid Bouchareb

Writer:

Rachid Bouchareb, Olivier Lorelle

Main Actors:

Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila

Plot:

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?

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 9 wins & 13 nominations.

Gross profit:

$179,111

Production:

The Weinstein Company

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
82%
Metacritic:
82%