Nuit noire, 17 octobre 1961

Nuit noire, 17 octobre 1961

120 mins | Drama, History, TV Movie | June 7, 2005

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.

Nuit noire, 17 octobre 1961

120 mins | Drama, History, TV Movie | June 7, 2005

Nuit noire, 17 octobre 1961
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers
Original title Nuit noire, 17 octobre 1961
Directors Alain Tasma
Writers François-Olivier Rousseau, Patrick Rotman, Alain Tasma

Cast

Clotilde Courau

as Sabine

Jean-Michel Portal

as Martin

Ouassini Embarek

as Abdé

Atmen Kelif

as Tarek

Florence Thomassin

as Nathalie

Vahina Giocante

as Marie-Hélène

Philippe Bas

as Delmas

Lyèce Boukhitine

as Le voisin d'Abde

Aurélien Recoing

as Somveille

Jalil Naciri

as Maurice

Serge Riaboukine

as Brigadier Tiercé

Marie Denarnaud

as Isabelle Martin

Frank Berjot

as Le policier commissariat du 18 ème

Abdelhafid Metalsi

as Ali Saïd

Jean-Michel Fête

as Bertaut

Michel Trillot

as Marcel

Alain Rimoux

as Chaix

Luc Palun

as M. René

Nicolas Jouhet

as Ginet

Stefan Elbaum

as Favre

Guillaume Cramoisan

as Le médecin du centre de tri

Hocine Choutri

as Ahmed

Pierre-Alain Chapuis

as Ministre Frey

Antoine Chain

as Le planton Nanterre

Alexandre Carrière

as L'infirmier du centre de tri

Loïc Brabant

as Legay

Bruno Abraham-Kremer

as Le patron d'Abde

Tayeb Belmihoub

as Haroun

Adel Bencherif

as Le collecteur

Patrick Bonnel

as Le commandant du commissariat du 18 ème

Salem Kali

as L'Algérien au barrage

Christophe Kourotchkine

as Le journaliste

Jérôme Le Paulmier

as Le tueur d'Abde

Julien Lucas

as Michaud

Djemel Barek

as L'homme de l'escalier

Mounir Margoum

as Mohamed

Ahcène Nini

as Le réfractaire

Reda Samoudi

as Hocine

Stéphan Wojtowicz

as Le rédacteur

Djamel Afnai

as L'Algérien qui rit

Marie-Charlotte Salmon

as A secretary