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Dark Night, October 17, 1961 (2005) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 2005 · 120 mins · French
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- Directed by
- Alain Tasma
- Starring
- Aurélien Recoing, Ouassini Embarek, Clotilde Courau, Alain Rimoux, Marie Denarnaud, Djemel Barek
Director Alain Tasma portrays the tense clash in Paris between French police and the Front de Libération Nationale during the closing months of the Algerian War. As street violence continues, the FLN resorts to assassinating policemen, prompting harsh reprisals, curfews, and a massive peaceful march of over 11,000 Algerians that meets brutal police counter‑actions, presenting both French and Algerian perspectives.
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