Synopsis
Days of Glory (Indigènes) (2006) 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 SaA¯d, 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?

Awards: 9 wins & 16 nominations total
Budget: â?¬14,500,000 (estimated)
Worldwide Gross: $22,963,701
Soundtrack: Le lac des cygnes (Composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)


Rachid Bouchareb
Samy Naceri, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila
2006-09-27 (Algeria, France, Morocco, Belgium)
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