To Be Twenty in the Aures (1972)

overview : A group of refractory and pacifist Bretons is sent to Algeria. These beings confronted with the horrors of war gradually become killing machines. One of them did not accept it and deserted, taking with him an FLN prisoner who was to be executed the next day. International Critics Prize at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. Copy restored in 2012

Release Date : May 12, 1972

Runtime : 1h 40m

Genre : Documentary  Drama  War  

Companies : Unité Production Cinématographique Bretagne

Countries : France

Keywords : french colonialism, algerian war (1954-62), guerilla army, maghreb