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- BFI identifier737090
- Date2007 (Copyright)
- Production countryFrance
- Production company
- SynopsisWar drama. Young Lieutenant Terrien has been posted to Algeria to replace an officer killed in a firefight. Assigned to the remotest section of territory patrolled by his battalion, Terrien is soon introduced to the ruthless barbarity and ironies of this particular conflict. His enemy is a Second World War veteran whose fight to secure the independence of his birthplace pits him against the same French Army in which he once served. Shortly after arriving, Terrien witnesses the lengths to which the 'fellaghas' (Algerian nationalist fighters) will go: villagers are massacred in retaliation for a visit from the French. Nevertheless, he is determined to remain a controlled professional despite the atrocities that occur around him. This attitude quickly gains him the contempt of Dougnac, a conflict-hardened sergeant, who has come to the conclusion that the kind of violence released can only be met by equally brutal measures. (Synopsis)
- Genre
- CreditsUn film de: Florent-Emilio Siri
©/Production Company: Les Films du Kiosque
©/In co-production with: Société Nationale de Distribution
view all - CastBenoît Magimel (Lieutenant Terrien)
Albert Dupontel (Sergeant Dougnac)
Aurélien Recoing (Commandant Vesoul)
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Title
L' ENNEMI INTIME (Original)
INTIMATE ENEMIES (Alternative)
Category
Fiction- Collections
- ArticlesSight and Sound v18 n3 March 2008 - Credits, Review, SynopsisEmpire n225 March 2008 - ReviewPositif n560 October 2007 - ReviewAvant-Scène du Cinéma n564 September 2007 - Credits, Interviewview all
- Books
- L' ENNEMI INTIME
Work - 737090 - 2007 (Copyright)
France - Film - Fiction
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