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May 12, 1972 · Avoir 20 ans dans les Aurès: Directed by René Vautier. With Alexandre Arcady, Hamid Djellouli, Philippe Léotard, Jacques Canselier. In 1961, Noël is a French soldier in the Algerian war. His comrades, formerly opposed to the war, now oppress civilians, kill and torture.
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- Drama, War
- René Vautier
- 1972-05-12
Synopsis. A group of young pacifists from Brittany is taken to a camp destined to deserters. They end up by accepting the increasing violence with which they are trained, and become true killing machines. In April, 1961, they are moved to the Aurès mountains in Algeria where they face off against troops from the National Liberation Army.
How to become a killing machine in Algeria when, at the start, you are a Pacifist Breton. Let Lieutenant Perrin deal with this bunch of rebels and make them “true soldiers”, who know how to shoot, who know how to torture, who know how to kill. Only Noël resists.
Overview. A group of refractory and pacifist Bretons is sent to Algeria. These beings confronted with the horrors of war gradually become killing machines. One of them did not accept it and deserted, taking with him an FLN prisoner who was to be executed the next day.
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An in-depth review of the film Avoir 20 ans dans les Aures (1972), aka To Be Twenty in the Aures, directed by Rene Vautier, featuring Alexandre Arcady, Hamid Djellouli, Philippe Leotard.
