Dark Night, October 17, 1961

Dark Night, October 17, 1961

2005
2h 0m
7.3

7.3/10

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Overview

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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Canal+ France 3 Cinéma
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
Arabic French

Keywords

police brutality pogrom racism algeria french colonialism 1960s algerian war (1954-62) state crimes djazair

Quick Facts

Original Title Nuit Noire, 17 Octobre 1961
Release Date June 7, 2005
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0442379
Website Visit Site

Cast

Ouassini Embarek
Ouassini Embarek

Abdé

Atmen Kelif
Atmen Kelif

Tarek

Abdelhafid Metalsi
Abdelhafid Metalsi

Ali Saïd

Hocine Choutri
Hocine Choutri

Ahmed

Mounir Margoum
Mounir Margoum

Mohamed

Ahcène Nini
Ahcène Nini

Le réfractaire

Jalil Naciri
Jalil Naciri

Maurice

Salem Kali
Salem Kali

L'Algérien au barrage

Reda Samoudi
Reda Samoudi

Hocine

Djemel Barek
Djemel Barek

L'homme de l'escalier

Tayeb Belmihoub
Tayeb Belmihoub

Haroun

Adel Bencherif
Adel Bencherif

Le collecteur

Key Crew

Alain Tasma
Director
Patrick Rotman
Writer
François-Olivier Rousseau
Writer
Alain Tasma
Writer
Thomas Anargyros
Producer
Edouard de Vésinne
Producer