Free Men (2011)
- Original title
- Les hommes libres
- Directed by
- Ismaël Ferroukhi
- Genre
- drama film, war film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 31 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
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.
How it feels
During the Nazi occupation of Paris, a young Algerian man gets pulled into the French Resistance and helps save Jews. The story involves the real rector of the Grand Mosque and a famous singer of the time.
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What happens
Free Men (French: Les Hommes libres) is a 2011 French war drama film written and directed by Ismaël Ferroukhi, which recounts the largely untold story about the role that Algerian and other Muslims from the Maghreb in Paris played in the French Resistance and as rescuers of Jews during the German occupation (1940–1944). It features two historic figures: Si Kaddour Benghabrit, rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris, and Salim Halali, an Algerian Jewish singer. The film stars Tahar Rahim playing a fictional young Algerian and Michael Lonsdale as the rector. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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