In Algiers, during the Algerian War of Independence, one of the leaders of the FLN was arrested by the French colonial army, which used the most violent methods to make the prisoners speak. The use of torture poses a conscience problem for a French officer. Playing shot-reverse-shot, between the tortured and his torturer, in a suffocating camera, Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina approaches torture by drawing inspiration from the story of his father, who died of abuse.
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Michel Auclair
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Sid Ali Kouiret
Si Ahmed
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André Thorent
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Jean-Claude Bercq
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Mustapha Kateb
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André Rouyer
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Jacques François
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Jean-Pierre Castaldi
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Jacques Castelot
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Ben Ali Chouerani
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina Director · Philippe Arthuys Composer Jean Charvein Cinematographer
First release January 2, 1973 · Produced in Algeria, France · Languages Arabic, French
Production
Telcia Films
Production
Office des Actualités Algériennes (OAA)
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Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)
Production
Algeria · France
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Original title
Décembre
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Arabic · French
Release dates
Algeria · January 2, 1973
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No release date listed for United States.
France
March 3, 1973 · Premiere
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