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To Be Twenty in the Aures (1972)

Original title: Avoir 20 ans dans les Aurès

1972-05-12 · 1h 40m · FR
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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. International Critics Prize at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. Copy restored in 2012

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René VautierDirector, Writer

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Hamid DjellouliHamid DjellouliYoussefHamid DjelloliHamid DjelloliYoussefPhilippe LéotardPhilippe LéotardLieutenant PerrinAlexandre ArcadyAlexandre ArcadyNoëlJacques CauselierJacques CauselierCocoJean-Michel RibesJean-Michel RibesLe Curé

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French colonialismGuerilla armyGuerre algérieMaghreb

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Genre affinityDrama · War · DocumentaryTheme affinityFrench Colonialism · Guerilla Army · Guerre AlgerieDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityWarDirector preference833392Actor preference33936 · 346941 · 279899

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What is To Be Twenty in the Aures about?

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. International Critics Prize at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. Copy restored in 2012

How long is To Be Twenty in the Aures?

To Be Twenty in the Aures has a runtime of 100 minutes.