Underplayed Gems

The Olive Trees of Justice (1962)

The Olive Trees of Justice poster
Original title
Les Oliviers de la justice
Directed by
James Blue
Genre
documentary film, drama film, war film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 21m
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man named Jean returns to Algiers during the Algerian War to visit his sick father. He starts to reconnect with the place he once rejected.

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What happens

Les Oliviers de la justice est un film français réalisé par James Blue, sorti en 1962. A Alger, durant les « événements ». C'est l'histoire de Jean, qui, de retour dans la capitale pour rendre visite à son père malade, a d'abord hâte de retourner en France où il vit depuis plusieurs années et où il a laissé sa femme et son fils. Mais au contact des gens du cru et assailli par les souvenirs, il va faire l'expérience intime de son appartenance à cette terre qu'il avait rejetée. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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