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Yassin: C'est la guerre!
[It is war!]
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Mohamed: Tu cries comme ça à la classe?
[Do you shout at your pupils like that?]
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Daru: [Of being of Spanish descent in Algeria] Pour les français, on était des arabes, et maintenant pour les arabes, on est des français.
[For the French, we were Arabs; and now for the Arabs, we are French]
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Brionna 2022-04-22 07:01:52
The story is simple and the background complex. It tells the story of a black-footed teacher who was entrusted with a local prisoner, and experienced revenge, guerrillas, and French troops along the way. The first half is very ugly. Mortensen played a role in the same line of "History of Violence", which is dignified and old-fashioned. This character is not likable. The director also completely abandoned the construction of visual aesthetics, and the picture is desolate and rhythm. In fact, to express this special background, the director has the selfishness of being a Frenchman, but the characters are poorly written.
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Salvador 2022-04-21 09:03:26
"Politics" is handled very well, the description of the rebels is not bitter, and there is no need to add oil and vinegar to vilify the colonists. Killing the surrendering rebels is enough (and seems to be a veteran of "Free France" back then) to make it rare ; The long yellow sand Gobi Desert in the long-term view and the soundtrack create a somber and solemn atmosphere, which is very suitable for the atmosphere of the eve of the full-scale rebellion in the story; this kind of tough character is so suitable for Mortensen, almost every wrinkle has drama
