L'ennemi intime (2007)

A drama following a French platoon during Algeria's war of independence.

Director:

Florent-Emilio Siri

Writers:

Patrick Rotman (screenplay), Florent-Emilio Siri (adaptation),

Stars:

Benoît Magimel, Albert Dupontel, Aurélien Recoing

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Benoît Magimel	...	Lieutenant Terrien
Albert Dupontel	...	Sergent Dougnac
Aurélien Recoing	...	Commandant Vesoul
Marc Barbé	...	Capitaine Berthaut
Eric Savin	...	Le sergent tortionnaire
Mohamed Fellag	...	Idir Danoun (as Fellag)
Lounès Tazairt	...	Saïd
Abdelhafid Metalsi	...	Rachid
Vincent Rottiers	...	Lefranc
Lounès Machene	...	Amar
Adrien Saint-Joré	...	Lacroix
Guillaume Gouix	...	Delmas
Ange Ruzé	...	Théron
Salem Aït-Ali-Belkacem	...	Ouramdam
Antoine Laurent	...	Maheu

Storyline

A drama following a French platoon during Algeria's war of independence.

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Plot Keywords:

algeria | shot in the back | helicopter | metaphor | napalm | 

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Taglines:

The wounds of war never heal. [Scandinavian DVD.]

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Genres:

Drama | History | War

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp] SND [fr]

Country:

France Morocco

Language:

French Arabic Kabyle

Release Date:

2 October 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Der Feind in den eigenen Reihen - Intimate Enemies

Filming Locations:

Atlas Mountains, Morocco

Box Office

Budget:

€9,780,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films du Kiosque, SND, France 2 Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie was shot on 50 ASA film.

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Connections

Version of L'ennemi intime (2002)

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Soundtracks

"Come prima"
Written by Jacques Larue, Mario Panzeri, Sandro Taccani, Vincenzo di Paola
Performed by Dalida

User Reviews

A decent attempt...

L'Ennemi Intime is a good attempt at portraying the Algerian War and its complexities. It is undoubtedly a gritty movie, with grittier colors, and even grittier characters... I came feeling gritty myself, and uneasy, which means that in my case the film did have a certain impact. However, the story-that of an idealistic lieutenant facing the realities of war and his reaction-was, in my opinion, weak. Filmed mostly from the French soldiers' point of view, the film was too simplistic and predictable, and its characters are unidimensional and bland, and ultimately unconvincing. The only difference in this film is that it is about the Algerian War. Whereas it is not your average hero-triumphs war movie, it is your average innocent-discovers-horror war movie. It is not as deep and good as Chronique des Annees de Braise, and is miles from the provocatively brilliant, and highly-recommended Bataille d'Alger.