Les Sacrifiés (1983)
Directed by Okacha Touita

Drama

Film Synopsis

In 1955, Mahmoud is expelled from Algeria and ends up in a shantytown in Nanterre. He starts his own business and collects funds for the Algerian National Liberation Front, under the mistrustful eye of those around him. Through his association with the FLN, Mahmoud is forced to participate in violent activity, which is totally against his nature. Slowly, he starts to loose his reason and ends up being totally immured in his insanity.

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Film Credits

Director: Okacha Touita
Script: Philippe Dodet, Dominique Lancelot, Okacha Touita
Cast: Miloud Khetib (Mahmoud), Sid Ali Kouiret (Hadj politique), Djamel Allam (Chaparol), Patrick Chesnais (Gino), Christine Dejoux (Nadia), Didier Sauvegrain (Gérard), Mustapha Chadli (Loubia Sandwich), Hamid Mesbahi (Damane), Boudjema Bouhada (Djafar), Djéloul Beghoura (Si Bachir), Bernard Cazassus (L'inspecteur chef), Patrick Steltzer (Le second inspecteur), Michel Smolianoff (M. Marchand), Mohamed Djamal Allam, Shéhérazade Bahri
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 90 min

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