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To Be Twenty in the Aures

To Be Twenty in the Aures (1972)

1h 40m | PG-13

⭐ 7.6 / 10

A group of refractory and pacifist Bretons is sent to Algeria. These beings confronted with the horrors of war gradually become killing machines. One of them did not accept it and deserted, taking with him an FLN prisoner who was to be executed the next day. International Critics Prize at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. Copy restored in 2012

Director: René Vautier

Studio: Unité Production Cinématographique Bretagne

Genre: Documentary, Drama, War

Video: 720p

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Cast

Philippe Léotard

Philippe Léotard

as Lieutenant Perrin

Hamid Djellouli

Hamid Djellouli

as Youssef

Alexandre Arcady

Alexandre Arcady

as Noël

Jean-Michel Ribes

Jean-Michel Ribes

as Le Curé

Jacques Canselier

Jacques Canselier

as Coco

Jean-Jacques Moreau

Jean-Jacques Moreau

as Jacques