Directed by:
Rachid BoucharebCinematography:
Patrick BlossierCast:
Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila, Bernard Blancan, Assaad Bouab, Mélanie Laurent, Aurélie Eltvedt, Mohamed Majd (more)Plots(1)
This World War II film tells the tale of a group of African soldiers who join the French in their fight against the Nazis. Although they passionately battle to defend the motherland, a place they've never been, they face inequality and daily humiliation within the French army. These heroes that history forgot won battles throughout Europe before finding themselves alone to defend a small village against a German battalion. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Jamel Debbouze
France
Best movies:
Amélie (2001)
Angel-A (2005)
Chicken with Plums (2011)
Samy Naceri
France
Best movies:
Léon: The Professional (1994)
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Taxi (1998)
Roschdy Zem
France
Best movies:
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Don’t Forget You’re Going to Die (1995)
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Sami Bouajila
France
Best movies:
Un fils (2019)
The Hour of the Pig (1993)
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Bernard Blancan
France
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Assaad Bouab
France
Best movies:
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Mélanie Laurent
France
Best movies:
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Now You See Me (2013)
The Concert (2009)
Aurélie Eltvedt
Best movies:
London River (2009)
Days of Glory (2006)
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Mohamed Majd
Morocco
Best movies:
Incendies (2010)
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Thibault de Montalembert
France
Best movies:
Indochine (1992)
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
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Diouc Koma
Best movies:
The Best Job in the World (1996)
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Antoine Chappey
France
Best movies:
Le Péril jeune (1994)
I Can't Sleep (1994)
Les Cowboys (2015)
Mathieu Simonet
France
Best movies:
L'Affaire Salengro (2009) (TV movie)
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Nightcap (2000)
Julie De Bona
France
Best movies:
Mise à nu (2021) (TV movie)
Becoming a Father (2020) (TV movie)
Homeland (2013)
Corentin Lobet
Belgium
Best movies:
Séraphine (2008)
Le Dernier Diamant (2014)
A Lady in Paris (2012)
Philippe Beglia
Best movies:
The Three Brothers (1995)
Elisa (1995)
Chicken with Plums (2011)
Mathieu Schiffman
Best movies:
The Wild Child (1970)
The Inquisitor (1981)
Une robe noire pour un tueur (1981)
Benoît Giros
Best movies:
The Grocer's Son (2007)
La Tranchée des espoirs (2003) (TV movie)
Days of Glory (2006)
Anton Yakovlev
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Concert (2009)
Lorna's Silence (2008)
Kamikaze (2014)
Thomas Langmann
France
Best movies:
I Love You All (1980)
Days of Glory (2006)
War of the Buttons (2011)