Free Men (2011)★ 6.6/10
- Drama
- History
- Romance
- War
Directed by: Ismaël Ferroukhi
Written by: Ismaël Ferroukhi, Alain-Michel Blanc
In Paris during World War II, an Algerian immigrant is inspired to join the resistance by his unexpected friendship with a Jewish man.
- Original title
- Free Men
- Storyline
- Paris, occupied France, 1942. Younes, an uneducated Algerian immigrant, ekes out a very modest living on the black market. After the police catch him, they set him free provided he infiltrates the Paris Mosque and spies on the imam. Si Kaddour Ben Ghabrit is indeed suspected not only of providing false papers to Jews, but of harboring some of them as well. Once within the precincts of the mosque, Younes proves a poor secret agent, which displeases the police inspector in charge of him. In fact, at the mosque, Younes becomes more alert every day to the great tragedy in progress because of the Germans. He also develops a deep friendship with a singer named Salim Halali. To his amazement, he discovers that Salim is both Jewish and homosexual.
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 · 1,520
- Companies
- Pyramide Productions, France 3 Cinéma, Solaire Production, VMP, Canal+, France Télévisions, Ciné+, TV5MONDE, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Fonds Images de la Diversité, La Région Île-de-France, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Sofica Manon, Coficup, Backup Media, Pyramide Distribution, Lumière Productie, K Films Amerique, Lumière, Pyramide International, Film Movement, Artificial Eye, Film1
- Release dates
- FR May 19, 2011
- CH September 1, 2011
- CA September 10, 2011
- BE September 28, 2011
- AE October 1, 2011
- NL November 2, 2011
- DE November 7, 2011
- ZA January 1, 2012
- MA January 16, 2012
- US March 16, 2012
- GB May 25, 2012
- IE May 25, 2012
- TR July 20, 2012
- SE April 5, 2013