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Far from Men

Far from Men

2015 · 110 min · FR · 6.9 (146 votes)
Dir. David Oelhoffen · Starring Viggo Mortensen, Reda Kateb, Djemel Barek, Vincent Martin, Nicolas Giraud, Jean-Jérôme Esposito · Music Warren Ellis
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A French teacher in a small Algerian village during the Algerian War forms an unexpected bond with a dissident who is ordered to be turned in to the authorities.

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A quiet, windswept journey through a brutal conflict. It feels like a long, thoughtful walk in the rain, pondering the weight of history and the fragile bonds of shared humanity against a stark, unforgiving landscape.

introspectivesombercontemplativemelancholicslow-burnarthouseperiod dramacharacter-drivencolonialismhumanitydutyresistance
firehostageclassroomrainmountainhorserifleteacherrural areaschoolschool teacherbased on short storyalgeriajourney1950salgerian war (1954-62)
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