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1972

To Be Twenty in the Aures

Directed by René Vautier

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

Duration

1h 40m

Released

May 12, 1972

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7.5

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Cast14

  • Philippe Léotard
  • Hamid Djellouli
  • Alexandre Arcady
  • Jean-Michel Ribes
  • Jacques Canselier
  • Jean-Jacques Moreau
  • Michel Elias
  • Philippe Brizard
  • Yves Branellec

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