Free Men (2011)
In Paris during WWII, an Algerian immigrant is inspired to join the resistance by his unexpected friendship with a Jewish man. Based on not very known facts about the Muslim community in Paris during WWII, when the Paris Mosque and its dynamic leader played a pivotal role in supporting the resistance and rescuing Jews.
- Released
- 2011-09-28
- Genres
- Drama, History, War
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Ismaël Ferroukhi, Alain-Michel Blanc, Ismaël Ferroukhi
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 from 32 votes
Cast
- Tahar Rahim as Younes
- Michael Lonsdale as Si Kaddour Ben Ghabrit
- Lubna Azabal as Warba Shlimane alias Leila
- Mahmoud Shalaby as Salim Halali
- Christopher Buchholz as Major von Ratibor
- Farid Larbi as Ali
- Stéphane Rideau as Francis
- Bruno Fleury as L'inspecteur
- François Delaive as Le chef de la Gestapo
- Noureddine Souli as Le premier résistant
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