Dark Night, October 17, 1961
Overview
Parisian authorities clash with the Front de Libération Nationale (FLN) in director Alain Tasma’s recounting of one of the darkest moments of the Algerian War of Independence. As the war wound to a close and violence persisted in the streets of Paris, the FLN and its supporters adopted the tactic of murdering French policemen in hopes of forcing a withdrawal. When French law enforcement retaliated by brutalizing Algerians and imposing a strict curfew, the FLN organizes a peaceful demonstration that drew over 11,000 supporters, resulting in an order from the Paris police chief to take brutal countermeasures. Told through the eyes of both French policemen as well as Algerian protestors, Tasma’s film attempts to get to the root of the tragedy by presenting both sides of the story.
About Dark Night, October 17, 1961 (2005)
Released in 2005, Dark Night, October 17, 1961 is a tv movie, drama and history film from Canal+ (France). It was directed by Alain Tasma and written by Patrick Rotman and François-Olivier Rousseau. The cast is led by Ouassini Embarek, Atmen Kelif, Abdelhafid Metalsi, Hocine Choutri and Mounir Margoum. With a runtime of 2h 0m, the film averages 7.5/10 across 11 TMDB ratings.
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