Biribi (1971)

Directed by

Daniel Moosmann

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

In 1883 an orphaned young man joins the French army. Unable to handle the discipline he is court-martialed and sent to a brutal North African punishment battalion where he endures constant abuse from officers.

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What happens

Biribi est un film franco-tunisien réalisé par Daniel Moosmann en 1970 et sorti en 1971. En 1883, orphelin et sans amis, Jean Froissard s'engage dans l'armée française. Ne pouvant supporter la discipline, il est traduit au bout d'une année devant un conseil de guerre. Il est condamné à passer cinq ans dans les bataillons disciplinaires d'Afrique du Nord, que le langage populaire désigne sous le nom de « Biribi ». Là, il doit subir les vexations, injustices et mauvais traitements infligés par les officiers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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