Movie Description
Décembre
(1973)Overview
In Algiers, during the Algerian War of Independence, one of the leaders of the FLN was arrested by the French colonial army, which used the most violent methods to make the prisoners speak. The use of torture poses a conscience problem for a French officer. Playing shot-reverse-shot, between the tortured and his torturer, in a suffocating camera, Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina approaches torture by drawing inspiration from the story of his father, who died of abuse.
Featured Crew
- Director : Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
- Writer : Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
- Editor : Hélène Arnal,Arnaud Petit
- Cast : Michel Auclair,Sid Ali Kouiret,Julien Guiomar,Geneviève Page,André Thorent,Jean-Claude Bercq,Mustapha Kateb,André Rouyer,Jacques François,Jean-Pierre Castaldi,Jacques Castelot,Ben Ali Chouerani,Gérard Darrieu,Hassan El-Hassani,Keltoum,Malik Lakhdar-Hamina,Leila Shenna
Cast
Colonel de St-Méran
Si Ahmed
Le général Beaumont
Béatrice de St-Mérand
Le général Michon
Le commandant Leteil
Khédija
L'aumônier
Serge de la Prévoteraie
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Facts
Original TitleDécembre
Status Released
Release Information
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1973-01-02
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 35m
Homepagehttp://africine.org/film/decembre-real-mohamed-lakhdar-hamina/3680
Production CompaniesTelcia Films,Office des Actualités Algériennes (OAA),Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)
Genres
- Drama
- War
