Movie Description

Décembre

(1973)

Overview

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.

Cast

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Facts

Original TitleDécembre

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1973-01-02

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 01h 35m

Homepagehttp://africine.org/film/decembre-real-mohamed-lakhdar-hamina/3680

Production CompaniesTelcia Films,Office des Actualités Algériennes (OAA),Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)

Genres

  • Drama
  • War