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Days of Glory (2006)

Days of Glory (2006)

Drama History War

The true story of World War II's forgotten heroes.

Release Date: 2006, September 27
Directors: Rachid Bouchareb
Countries: Belgium, Algeria, France, Morocco
Production: Tessalit Productions, France 2 Cinéma, France 3 Cinéma, StudioCanal, SCOPE Invest, Tassili Films, Versus Production, Kissfilms, Taza Productions, La Petite Reine
Cast: Samy Naceri, Mélanie Laurent, Bernard Blancan, Jamel Debbouze, Thibault de Montalembert, Sami Bouajila, Mathieu Simonet, Roschdy Zem, Momo Debbouze, Antoine Chappey, Philippe Beglia, Diouc Koma

Overview:

1943. They have never stepped foot on French soil but because France was at war, Said, Abdelkader, Messaoud and Yassir enlist in the French Army, along with 130,000 other “indigenous” soldiers, to liberate the “fatherland” from the Nazi enemy. Heroes that history has forgotten...

Keywords:

world war ii appreciative army infantry algerian french algerian institutional discrimination french algeria northern africa