Poorly Extinguished Fires
6.7
A French army journalist bears witness to the atrocities of the Algerian war in 1962 in this gripping French war movie. It is based on the 1967 novel by Philippe Labro. The film begins in Paris as Jerome Carier, ready to embark to Algiers, is beaten and questioned about the politically sensitive photographs he has. The photos were sent to him by Francois, a friend stationed in Algiers. Francoise is trying to get the French and the Algerians to reconcile. Jerome arrives in the war-torn country and finds himself faced with unbelievable carnage. The French are behind most of it. Because he took the pictures, Francois life is in jeopardy. He is murdered and Jerome finds himself attracted to his girl friend, a radio station announcer. The film contains graphic pictures of the slaughter.
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Cast
28 people
Manuel Blanc
Jérôme
Known for
Chronicles of the Sun
The Chalet
Maria de Medeiros
Tweedy Bird
Known for
Pulp Fiction
Henry & June
Didier Decoin
Serge Moati
Cléo Daran
Hélène Vincent
Jeanne
Known for
The Specials
Three Colors: Blue
Philippe Labro
Known for
Winged Migration
Jean-Pierre Fayer
Emmanuel Salinger
François
Known for
Transatlantic
The Taste of Things
Youssef Lakhoua
Rufus
Commander Perleau
Known for
Amélie
HIP - High Intellectual Potential
Jean-Jacques Zilbermann
Serge Moati Director · Didier Decoin Writer Jean-Jacques Zilbermann Writer
First release January 12, 1994 · Production France 2 Cinéma, GMT Productions · Original title Des feux mal éteints
Production
StudioCanal
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
GMT Productions
Production
Société Française de Production (SFP)
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Sofica Investimage 4
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Sofinergie 2
Production
Languages
Original title
Des feux mal éteints
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · January 12, 1994
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