1957. For several months, Henri Charlègue, the ex-director of the newspaper "Alger democratic", banned, has been living in hiding. Suspected of belonging to the FLN, he is actively sought by paratroopers.
Acting
Jacques Denis carries quiet desperation like a second language.
Direction
Heynemann's cramped compositions mirror psychological imprisonment.
Director
Laurent Heynemann
Jacques Denis
Henri Charlegue
Christian Rist
Maurice Oudinot
Jean-Pierre Sentier
Lieutenant Charbonneau
Nicole Garcia
Agnès Charlegue
Jacques Boudet
Commandant Roch
Michel Beaune
Pr Fayard
Jean Benguigui
Claude
Françoise Thuries
Josette Oudinot
Maurice Bénichou
Vincent
Roland Blanche
Derida
Christian Bouillette
Gargouille
Jean-Claude de Goros
Brull
François Dyrek
Lieutenant Herbelin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during a brief window when French cinema could critique Algeria; most such films were suppressed or ignored.
Director Heynemann adapted this from his own novel; the real newspaper Algiers républicain was indeed banned in 1957.
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