During the Algerian war for independence from France, a young Frenchman living in Geneva who belongs to a right-wing terrorist group and a young woman who belongs to a left-wing terrorist group meet and fall in love. Complications ensue when the man is suspected by the members of his terrorist group of being a double agent.
The situation in Algeria and the denunciation of the use of torture by both sides are the main themes of the movie. This led to the film being banned for three years in France.
I love how huge the Algeria-France situation looms in French cinema. Do most Americans know that France had a war going on there? Probably not. And yet, it was something the movie directors and artists were very conscious of. I suspect that French film was stronger on the Algerian issue than American films were on Vietnam, at least initially.
The situation in Algeria and the denunciation of the use of torture by both sides are the main themes of the movie. This led to the film being banned for three years in France.
I love how huge the Algeria-France situation looms in French cinema. Do most Americans know that France had a war going on there? Probably not. And yet, it was something the movie directors and artists were very conscious of. I suspect that French film was stronger on the Algerian issue than American films were on Vietnam, at least initially.