Switzerland / Aug 24, 2017
1h 40min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Between 1954-1962, one hundred to three hundred young French people refused to participate in the Algerian war. These rebels, soldiers or conscripts were non-violent or anti-colonialists. Some took refuge in Switzerland where Swiss citizens came to their aid, while in France they were condemned as traitors to the country. In 1962, a few months after Independence, Villi Hermann went to a region devastated by war near the Algerian-Moroccan border, to help rebuild a school. In 2016 he returned to Algeria and reunited with his former students. He also met French refractories, now living in France or Switzerland.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Claude Garino | Self |
| Jean-Claude Girardin | Self |
| Claude Glayman | Self |
| Lillis Kielland | Self |
| Pierre Leray | Self |
| Paul Kobisch | Self |
| Simone Mohr | Self |
| Jean Mohr | Self |
| Michel Monod | Self |
| Louis Orhant | Self |
| Jacques Pous | Self |
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | CHoisir à vingt ans |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | العربية, Français |
| Production countries | Algeria, Switzerland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Imagofilm Lugano, RTS, RSI, Cirta Films |
| Official site | on-tenk.com |
| Release date | 24 agosto 2017 |
| Production | Villi Hermann, Silvana Bezzola Rigolini, Irène Challand, Hachemi Zertal |
| Writer | Villi Hermann, Eve Martin |
| Editing | Jean Reusser, Emilie Chappatte |
| Assistant directors | Villi Hermann |
| Music | Zeno Gabaglio, Hamid Hosmani |
| Sound | Zeno Gabaglio, Hamid Hosmani |
Release dates
Theatrical release
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