Les Déracinés

A grim, talk-heavy war drama that immerses you in moral confusion and the slow unraveling of loyalties.

Directed by

André Teisseire

Genres

War

Starring

Henri Marteau, Alain Doutey, Christian Toma

Overview

1962: events in Algeria. Captain Sainbenin has just taken over the leadership of a newly created fighter commando. His relationship with the hierarchy is strained. To this war of a new type, Sainbenin intends to apply methods of a new kind. Everything is good to find the "rebels": new intelligence system, new interrogation system. When in Algiers a putsch is organized against De Gaulle by 4 of his generals, Sainbenin's men are divided: should they remain faithful to De Gaulle, or take the side of French Algeria against all odds? tragic fate of a handful of uprooted people fighting for a patriotic ideal and sacrificed in the name of this ideal.

How it feels

Dark, bleak, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

War, loyalty, betrayal, morality

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

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