Days of Glory (2006)

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120 min - Action | Drama | War - 27 September 2006 (France)

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Ratings: 7.1/10 from 7,674 users Metascore: 82/100
Reviews: 56 user | 91 critic | 25 from Metacritic.com

During WWII, four North African men enlist in the French army to liberate that country from Nazi oppression, and to fight French discrimination.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Jamel Debbouze	...	Saïd Otmari
	Samy Naceri	...	Yassir
	Roschdy Zem	...	Messaoud Souni
	Sami Bouajila	...	Abdelkader
	Bernard Blancan	...	Sergent Roger Martinez
	Mathieu Simonet	...	Caporal Leroux
	Assaad Bouab	...	Larbi
	Benoît Giros	...	Capitaine Durieux
	Mélanie Laurent	...	Margueritte village Vosges
	Antoine Chappey	...	Le colonel
	Aurélie Eltvedt	...	Irène
	Thomas Langmann	...	Le journaliste
	Thibault de Montalembert	...	Capitaine Martin
	Dioucounda Koma	...	Touré (as Diouc Koma)
	Philippe Beglia	...	Rambert

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Storyline

Algeria, 1943, through Italy and France, to Alsace in early 1945, with a coda years later. Arabs volunteer to fight Nazis to liberate France, their motherland. We follow Saïd, dirt poor, an orderly for a grizzled sergeant, Martinez, a pied noir with some willingness to speak up for his Arab troops; Messaoud, a crack shot, who in Province falls in love with a French woman who loves him back; and Abdelkader, a corporal, a budding intellectual with a keen sense of injustice. The men fight with courage against a backdrop of small and large indignities: French soldiers get better food, time for leave, and promotions. Is the promise of liberty, equality, and fraternity hollow? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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The true story of World War II's forgotten heroes See more »

Genres:

Action | Drama | War

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for war violence and brief language See all certifications »

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Country:

Algeria | France | Morocco | Belgium

Language:

French | Arabic

Release Date:

27 September 2006 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

Dias de Glória See more »

Filming Locations:

Agadir, Morocco See more »

Box Office

Budget:

€14,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$25,521 (USA) (18 February 2007) (3 Screens)

Gross:

$317,594 (USA) (22 April 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tessalit Productions, Kiss Films, France 2 Cinéma See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA: 120 min | France: 128 min | Canada: 123 min (Ontario) | Canada: 120 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Argentina: 128 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Color:

Black and White | Black and White (archive footage) | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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Trivia

The main actors, all of North African descent, did not know of France's discrimination towards foreign soldiers serving in the French army during World War 2 until filming began. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: Military trucks used in the Italian front look like US M35 Vietnam era vehicles, WWII US trucks look very different. See more »

Connections

Featured in Indigenes: Le making of (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

"Nostalgie"
Wrtitten by Armand Amar
Performed by Cheb Khaled See more »

Days of Glory (2006)
Indigènes (original title)

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