The read
It runs long at 2h 30m.
Synopsis
This rambling political melodrama tells the story of a French Breton who learns about colonialism while teaching native students in France's colonies of Tunisia and Algeria and returns to his native Brittany to see that the same conditions prevail there.
Ratings
IMDb8.2/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- René VautierDirector
- Nicole Le GarrecDirector
Cast
- Gilles ServatRoger
- Micheline WelterGwen
- René VautierHimself
- Julien GuiomarNarrator (voix)
Stills
Themes
africapacifismalgeriaalgerian war (1954-62)maghreb