Dark Night, October 17, 1961
120 mins
Parisian authorities clash with the Front de Libération Nationale (FLN) in director Alain Tasma’s recounting of one of the darkest moments of the Algerian War of Independence. As the war wound to a close and violence persisted in the streets of Paris, the FLN and its supporters adopted the tactic of murdering French policemen in hopes of forcing a withdrawal. When French law enforcement retaliated by brutalizing Algerians and imposing a strict curfew, the FLN organizes a peaceful demonstration that drew over 11,000 supporters, resulting in an order from the Paris police chief to take brutal countermeasures. Told through the eyes of both French policemen as well as Algerian protestors, Tasma’s film attempts to get to the root of the tragedy by presenting both sides of the story.
Thierry Fortineau
Papon
Lyèce Boukhitine
Le voisin d'Abde
Michel Trillot
Marcel
Stefan Elbaum
Favre
Jérôme Le Paulmier
Le tueur d'Abde
Djamel Afnai
L'Algérien qui rit
Marie-Charlotte Salmon
A secretary
Roger Dorieux
Director of Photography
Céline Guignard
Costume Design
Marie-Sophie Dubus
Editor
René Tollemer
Casting
