France / Mar 03, 1973
1h 35min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
In Algiers, during the Algerian War of Independence, one of the leaders of the FLN was arrested by the French colonial army, which used the most violent methods to make the prisoners speak. The use of torture poses a conscience problem for a French officer. Playing shot-reverse-shot, between the tortured and his torturer, in a suffocating camera, Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina approaches torture by drawing inspiration from the story of his father, who died of abuse.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| André Rouyer | L'aumônier |
| Jacques François | Serge de la Prévoteraie |
| Jean-Pierre Castaldi | |
| Jacques Castelot | |
| Ben Ali Chouerani | |
| Gérard Darrieu | |
| Hassan El-Hassani | |
| Keltoum | |
| Malik Lakhdar-Hamina | |
| Leila Shenna |
Genres
DramaWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Décembre |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | العربية, Français |
| Production countries | Algeria, France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Telcia Films, Office des Actualités Algériennes (OAA), Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC) |
| Official site | africine.org |
| Release date | 2 gennaio 1973 |
| Writer | Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Georges Arnaud, Mohamed Maarfia |
| Editing | Hélène Arnal, Arnaud Petit |
| Cinematography | Jean Charvein, Youcef Akam |
| Assistant directors | Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina |
| Camera operators | Youcef Akam, Jean Charvein |
| Additional photography | Youcef Akam, Jean Charvein |
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Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Algeria / Jan 02, 1973
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