Days of Glory (2006) Indigènes (original title)

Director:

Rachid Bouchareb

Writers:

Rachid Bouchareb
Olivier Lorelle

Release Date:

27 September 2006 (France)

Genre:

Drama | War

Tagline:

The true story of World War II's forgotten heroes

Plot:

During WWII, four North African men enlist in the French army to liberate that country from Nazi oppression, and to fight French discrimination.

Plot Keywords:

Soldier | Love | Sergeant | Arab | Alsace

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 9 wins & 12 nominations

Cast

Jamel Debbouze	...	Saïd Otmari
Samy Naceri	...	Yassir
Roschdy Zem	...	Messaoud Souni
Sami Bouajila	...	Abdelkader
Bernard Blancan	...	Sergent Roger Martinez
Mathieu Simonet	...	Caporal Leroux
Assaad Bouab	...	Larbi
Benoît Giros	...	Capitaine Durieux
Mélanie Laurent	...	Margueritte village Vosges
Antoine Chappey	...	Le colonel
Aurélie Eltvedt	...	Irène
Thomas Langmann	...	Le journaliste
Thibault de Montalembert	...	Capitaine Martin
Dioucounda Koma	...	Touré (as Diouc Koma)
Philippe Beglia	...	Rambert
Momo Debbouze	...	Djellal
Abdelkim Bouchareb	...	Ahmed
Abdelhamid Idjaini	...	Omar
Abdeslam Arbaoui
Francis Arnould
Roger Arnould
Omar Bekhaled
Nadji Beida
Julie De Bona
Franck Bonetto
Jean-Pierre Boudhar
Allal Boukhari
Abdelrahim Bouzine
Ken Brekke
Mylène Caverzazi
Ben Aïssa El Jirari
Emmanuel Georges
José Gomez
Othman Ilyassa	...	Aziz (as Othman Il Yassa)
Klaisel Kikouama
Frédéric Lanoir
Corentin Lobet
Christophe Locatelli
Naïma Macherouei
Mohamed Majd
Thierry Magnier
Mourad Maimuni
Mohamed Melouk
Bernard Morin
Mohamed Nesrate	...	Ali
Antoine Pappalardo
Fabien Parfait
Vincent Paris
Audrey Perrin
Mathieu Schiffman
Patrice Simon
Pia Vuorinen
Kevin Weiss
Anton Yakovlev

Directed by
Rachid Bouchareb

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Rachid Bouchareb
Olivier Lorelle

Produced by
Jaques-Henri Bronckart	....	co-producer
Jean Bréhat	....	producer
Caroline Cochaux	....	co-producer
Jamel Debbouze	....	co-producer
Genevieve Lemal	....	co-producer
Alexandre Lippens	....	co-producer
Muriel Merlin	....	executive producer
Mehdi Sayah	....	assistant producer

Original Music by
Armand Amar
Cheb Khaled		(as Khaled)

Cinematography by
Patrick Blossier

Film Editing by
Yannick Kergoat

Casting by
Nora Habib
Kadija Leclere
Tristan Ravasco

Production Design by
Dominique Douret

Set Decoration by
Pierre Chevalier

Makeup Department
Nezha Aouis	....	makeup artist: Morocco
Marie-Pierre Hattabi	....	hair stylist
Alexis Kinebanyan	....	special makeup effects artist
Géraldine Lemaire	....	additional hair stylist
Benoît Lestang	....	special makeup effects artist
Françoise Quilichini	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Adil Abdelwahab	....	production manager
Antoine Beau	....	production manager
Moncef Belam	....	production team
Fabien Cimetière	....	assistant unit manager
Cedric Ettouati	....	post-production supervisor
Jean-Pierre Giudice	....	unit manager
Antoine Moussault	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Noureddine Aberdine	....	second assistant director
Anne Bernard	....	second assistant director
Guillaume Bonnier	....	assistant director
Olivier Coutard	....	pre-production assistant director
Akrame El Meziane	....	second second assistant director
Marc Flouquet	....	art department
Larbi Idrissi	....	assistant director
Mohamed Nesrate	....	first assistant director
Cyril Pavaux	....	second second assistant director
Raphaëlle Piani	....	second assistant director
Mathieu Schiffman	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Nadia Bougrain	....	painter: Morocco
Stéphane Bunel	....	set dresser
Marc Flouquet	....	assistant art director
Florent Maillot	....	set property man
Emmanuel Maintigneux	....	set designer
Aziz Mhand	....	props
Rachid Quiat	....	assistant art director
Jean-François Sturm	....	assistant decorator
Mohammed Hamza Regragui	....	props: Morocco (uncredited)

Sound Department
Thomas Bernard	....	sound recordist
Benoît Biral	....	foley mixer
Matthieu Choux	....	sound assistant
Thomas Gastinel	....	boom operator
Thomas Gauder	....	sound re-recording mixer
Loïc Gourbe	....	sound recordist
Olivier Hespel	....	sound recordist
Vincent Nouaille	....	assistant sound: Provence
Franck Rubio	....	sound effects editor
Franck Rubio	....	supervising sound editor
Olivier Thys	....	assistant foley artist
Philippe van Leer	....	foley artist
Olivier Walczak	....	sound effects editor
Olivier Walczak	....	supervising sound editor
Carine Zimmerlin	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Noel Chainbaux	....	special effects assistant
Romain Rosier	....	sfx props

Visual Effects by
Luc Augereau	....	visual effects producer
Kevin Berger	....	visual effects supervisor
Berengere Dominguez	....	visual effects coordinator
Sébastien Fauchère	....	digital compositor
Eric Fréchou	....	digital compositor
Mathilde Germi	....	digital compositor
Thibaut Granier	....	digital compositor
Christian Guillon	....	visual effects producer
Julien Rousseau	....	digital compositor
Olivier Veau	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Rémi Canaple	....	stunts
Alexandre Cauderlier	....	stunts
Patrick Cauderlier	....	stunt coordinator
Patrick Cauderlier	....	stunts
Yan Dron	....	stunt coordinator
Max Garnier	....	stunts
Cyrille Hertel	....	stunts
Enrico Horn	....	stunts
David Julienne	....	stunts
Mael Lamberton	....	stunts
Stéphane Margot	....	stunts
Jean-Loup Michou	....	stunts
Florent Mismetti	....	stunts
Jeremie Reveillon	....	stunts
Yoni Roch	....	stunts
Sebastien Soudais	....	stunts
Philippe Teissier	....	stunts
Philippe Vittoriani	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Roger Arpajou	....	still photographer
Simon Blanchard	....	second assistant camera
Eric Blanckaert	....	first assistant camera
Mohamed Chantoufi	....	electrician: Morocco
Antoni Dimundu	....	grip
Pierre-Hugues Galien	....	first assistant camera
Michaël Gojon dit Martin	....	electrician
Imad Rechiche	....	second assistant camera

Casting Department
Mustapha Grumij	....	extras casting
Justine Léocadie	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Loïc Barnier	....	costumer
Mohamed Bougati	....	wardrobe
Elsa Le Guichard	....	wardrobe
Marie Meyer	....	wardrobe
Abdelfattah Qzaibar	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Basile Belkhiri	....	avid technician: Digital Factory
Nicolas Criqui	....	digital conformation
Olivier Gourlay	....	first assistant editor
Lyssia Le Gall	....	assistant editor
Raymond Terrentin	....	colorist
Clement Zveguintzoff	....	digital conformation

Music Department
Camille Adrien	....	orchestrator
Asen Kanchev	....	music production manager
Jérôme Lateur	....	music supervisor
Vincent Lebegue	....	music legal coordinator
Elise Luguern	....	music production supervisor
Alexandre Mahout	....	music assistant
Mehdi Sayah	....	assistant music supervisor

Transportation Department
Khalid Ameskane	....	transportation captain
Abdenabi Izlaguen	....	transportation captain
Gaby Meyers	....	facility/truck driver
Francois Muller	....	facility/truck driver
Hrouchoff Svet	....	driver: makeup

Other crew
Youssef Abagourram	....	location manager
Mohamed Atbir	....	set production assistant
Virginie Barbay	....	script supervisor
Delphine Berroyer	....	production secretary
Lucie Bourzam	....	production accountant
Jacquot Clotilde	....	assistant location manager
Eric Jooris	....	legal counsel
Romeo Julien	....	avid conformation

Production Companies

• Tessalit Productions
• Kiss Films (co-production)
• France 2 Cinéma (co-production)
• France 3 Cinéma (co-production)
• StudioCanal (co-production)
• Taza Productions (co-production)
• Tassili Films (co-production)
• La Petite Reine (in association with)
• Versus Production (co-production)
• Royaume du Maroc (with the support of)
• SCOPE Invest (co-production)
• Région Ile-de-France (with the support of)
• Région Franche-Comté (with the support of)
• Région Provence Côte d'Azur (with the support of)
• Région Alsace (with the support of)
• Conseil Général des Vosges (with the support of)
• Région Aquitaine (with the support of)
• Le Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral de Belgique (with the support of)
• Royal Air Maroc (with the support of)
• Maroc Telecom (with the support of)
• F.A.S.I.L.D. (with the support of)
• Canal+ (participation)
• CinéCinéma (participation)
• Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) (participation)
• Cofinova 1 (in association with)
• Cofinova 2 (in association with)

Distributors

• Films Distribution (2006) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• Albatros Film (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Alfa Films (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Belga Films (2006) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Folkets Bio (2006) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• IFC Films (2006) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Independent Films (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Mars Distribution (2005) (France) (theatrical)
• Metrodome Distribution (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Notro Films (2007) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Videofilmes Distribuidora (2006) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• Weinstein Company, The (2006) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Øst Für Paradis (2006) (Denmark) (theatrical)
• Cinemax (2007) (Hungary) (TV)
• Kurt Media (2008) (Germany) (all media)
• Punto Zero (2009) (Italy) (DVD) (as Enjoy Movies)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Weinstein Company, The (2007) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• L'Etude et la Supervision des Trucages (L'E.S.T.) (visual effects)
• Les Versaillais

Other Companies

• Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra  orchestra
• Eastside Communications  publicity: Germany
• Iris Camera  camera equipment provided by
• Kodak  film stock
• LD Catering Team  catering
• Location Consulting & Facilities  facility vehicles
• SIF309 Film & Music Productions  music score recording
• Titra Film Paris  subtitles

Also Known As:

"Indigènes" - Algeria (original title)

MPAA:

Rated R for war violence and brief language

Runtime:

USA:120 min | France:128 min | Canada:123 min (Ontario) | Canada:120 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Argentina:128 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Country:

Algeria | France | Morocco | Belgium

Language:

French | Arabic

Color:

Black and White | Black and White (archive footage) | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Singapore:NC-16 | France:U | USA:R | Sweden:15 | Malaysia:18SG | Malaysia:U (cut) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Ireland:12A | Argentina:13 | UK:12A | South Korea:12 | Australia:M | New Zealand:M | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Agadir, Morocco

Company:

Tessalit Productions

Trivia:

Festival selections: - Rio de Janeiro (21-9/5-10-2006) - Zurich (27-9/2-10-2006) - Namur (29-9/6-10-2006) - Singapore (6-10/15-10-2006) - Pusan (12-10/20-10-2006) - São Paulo (20-10/2-11-2006) - Valladolid (22-10/28-10-2006) - London (October/November 2006)

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In the scene when the African soldiers raise the French tricolor over the Italian mountain top, the flag they use is polyester (i.e. a contemporary flag). World War II troops would have used a cotton flag.

Movie Connections:

References Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Soundtrack:

Mort Du Frere

very poignant movie about different cultures

This is the tale of a very intrepid group of diverse African peoples that were recruited to help defend and free France during WW2. It was very inspiring that these men could go to such lengths to help France when not being treated as equals to the French, even though they were to consider France their homeland. This was based on true events that happened. It was filmed to deal with the war experience of the men as individuals as opposed to just a fighting war movie that makes people seem anonymous. There were gruesome parts but true to any movie of war. It portrayed these men as heroic and very human. Unappreciated by the French even years later when pensions were withheld. It was very touching without being sentimental.