Les Hommes Libres = Free men / Pyramide Productions presénte en coproduction avec France 3 Cinéma, Solaire Productions, V.M.P. ; scénario, Ismaël Ferroukhi, Alain-Michel Blanc ; produit par Fabienne Vonier ; un film de Ismaël Ferroukhi.

Format:

• Video

Contributor:

• Vonier, Fabienne, producer.
• Ferroukhi, Ismaël, director.
• Alexander Street Press.
• Pyramide Productions (Firm), production company.
• France 3 cinéma (Firm), production company.
• Solaire Productions, production company.

Language:

• English
• French

Subjects (All):

• Spies--France--Drama.
• Anti-Nazi movement--France--Drama.
• World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--France--Paris--Drama.
• Muslims--France--Drama.
• Jews, North African--Drama.
• History.
• Jews, North African.
• Muslims.
• Anti-Nazi movement.
• Spies.
• France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945--Drama.
• France.

Genre:

• Feature films.
• Drama.
• Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (99 minutes)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Film Movement, 2011.

Language Note:

In French with English subtitles.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

In German-occupied Paris, a young unemployed Algerian named Younes (played by break-out star, Tahar Rahim) earns his living as a black marketeer. Arrested by the French police but given a chance to avoid jail, Younes agrees to spy on the Paris Mosque. The police suspect the Mosque authorities, including its rector Ben Ghabrit, of aiding Muslim Resistance agents and helping North African Jews by giving them false certificates. At the Mosque, Younes meets the Algerian singer Salim Halali, and is moved by Salim's beautiful voice and strong personality. When Younes discovers that Salim is Jewish, he stops collaborating with the police and gradually transforms from a politically ignorant immigrant into a fully-fledged freedom fighter.

Participant:

Tahar Rahim, Michael Lonsdale, Mahmoud Shalaby, Lubna Azabal, Christopher Buchholz.

Credits:

Cinematographer, Jerome Almeras ; editor, Annette Dutertre ; music, Armand Amar.

Notes:

• Title from resource description page (viewed June 24, 2016).
• Won 2011 Abu Dhabi Film Festival Narrative Competition, Best Director from the Arab World
• Nominated 2011 Abu Dhabi Film Festival Black Pearl Award, Best Narrative Feature
• Nominated 2012 Lumiere Awards, France, Lumiere Award, Most Promising Young Actor (Meilleur espoir masculin)

Other Format:

Original version:

OCLC:

933550017

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.