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Free Men. (film) 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 ...
Mar 16, 2012 · Free Men: Directed by Ismaël Ferroukhi. With Tahar Rahim, Michael Lonsdale, Mahmud Shalaby, Lubna Azabal. In Paris during World War II, an Algerian immigrant is inspired to join the resistance by his unexpected friendship with a Jewish man.
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- Drama, History, Romance
- Ismaël Ferroukhi
- 2012-03-16
Sep 7, 2011 · Set in German-occupied Paris in 1942, Younes, an Algerian black marketer, is arrested by the police and agrees to spy on a Parisian mosque suspected of helpi...
- 2 min
- 30.3K
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Synopsis. Told through the charismatic voice of inmate Kenneth Reams, Free Men is a film about human resilience. In solitary confinement for the last 25 years, Kenneth has pushed back the walls of his cell to become a painter, a poet, the founder of a non-profit, and an art event organizer - while fighting at the same time for justice.
- Anne-Frédérique Widmann
- 11
- Kenneth Reams
- 90 min
Feb 1, 2012 · In German occupied Paris, a young Algerian earns his living as a black marketeer. Arrested by the French police but given a chance to avoid jail, Younes agre...
- 2 min
- 16.1K
- Film Movement
Jul 8, 2011 · Costume designer: Virginie Montel. Editor: Annette Dutertre. Sales agent: Pyramide International. No rating, 105 minutes. The evolution of a young Algerian immigrant from illiterate factory worker ...
1942, in German-occupied Paris. Younes, a young unemployed Algerian, earns his living as a black marketeer. Arrested by the French police but given a chance to avoid jail, Younes agrees to spy on the Paris Mosque. The police suspects the Mosque authorities, among which its rector Ben Ghabrit (played by Michael Lonsdale), of aiding Muslim Resistance agents, as well as helping North African Jews, by giving them false certificates. At the Mosque, Younes meets the Algerian singer Salim Halali ...
