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Dark Night, October 17, 1961 (2005)

Dark Night, October 17, 1961 (2005)

Drama History TV Movie
Release Date: 2005, June 7
Directors: Alain Tasma
Countries: France
Production: Canal+, France 3 Cinéma
Cast: Clotilde Courau, Grégoire Oestermann, Loïc Brabant, Adel Bencherif, Jalil Naciri, Christophe Kourotchkine, Luc Palun, Aurélien Recoing, Salem Kali, Atmen Kelif, Patrick Bonnel, Ouassini Embarek

Overview:

Parisian authorities clash with the Front de Libération Nationale (FLN) in director Alain Tasma’s recounting of one of the darkest moments of the Algerian War of Independence. As the war wound to a close and violence persisted in the streets of Paris, the FLN and its supporters adopted the tactic of murdering French policemen in hopes of forcing a withdrawal. When French law enforcement retaliated by brutalizing Algerians and imposing a strict curfew, the FLN organizes a peaceful demonstration that drew over 11,000 supporters, resulting in an order from the Paris police chief to take brutal countermeasures. Told through the eyes of both French policemen as well as Algerian protestors, Tasma’s film attempts to get to the root of the tragedy by presenting both sides of the story.

Keywords:

racism police brutality 1960s state crimes french colonialism algeria algerian war (1954-62) pogrom djazair