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Intimate Enemies

Original title: L'ennemi intime
  • 2007
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
3.4K
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Intimate Enemies (2007)
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A drama following a French platoon during Algeria's war of independence.A drama following a French platoon during Algeria's war of independence.A drama following a French platoon during Algeria's war of independence.

  • Director
    • Florent-Emilio Siri
  • Writers
    • Patrick Rotman
    • Florent-Emilio Siri
  • Stars
    • Benoît Magimel
    • Albert Dupontel
    • Aurélien Recoing
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    3.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Florent-Emilio Siri
    • Writers
      • Patrick Rotman
      • Florent-Emilio Siri
    • Stars
      • Benoît Magimel
      • Albert Dupontel
      • Aurélien Recoing
    • 16User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations

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    Benoît Magimel
    Benoît Magimel
    • Lieutenant Terrien
    Albert Dupontel
    Albert Dupontel
    • Sergent Dougnac
    Aurélien Recoing
    Aurélien Recoing
    • Commandant Vesoul
    Marc Barbé
    Marc Barbé
    • Capitaine Berthaut
    Eric Savin
    Eric Savin
    • Le sergent tortionnaire
    Mohamed Fellag
    Mohamed Fellag
    • Idir Danoun
    • (as Fellag)
    Lounès Tazairt
    • Saïd
    Abdelhafid Metalsi
    • Rachid
    Vincent Rottiers
    Vincent Rottiers
    • Lefranc
    Lounès Machene
    • Amar
    Adrien Saint-Joré
    • Lacroix
    Guillaume Gouix
    Guillaume Gouix
    • Delmas
    Ange Ruzé
    • Théron
    Salem Aït-Ali-Belkacem
    • Ouramdam
    Antoine Laurent
    • Maheu
    Anthony Decadi
    • Rougier
    Xavier Rothmann
    • Blois
    Timothée Manesse
    • Zunino
    • Director
      • Florent-Emilio Siri
    • Writers
      • Patrick Rotman
      • Florent-Emilio Siri
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The film was spawned by actor Benoît Magimel's desire to do the a film based on the war in Algeria, which he talked about with documentary filmmaker Patrick Rotman as they were having lunch together. Coincidentally, Rotman was working on a documentary on the subject, L'ennemi intime (2002), and talked to his friend Florent-Emilio Siri about adapting it as a work of fiction.
    • Goofs
      When the platoon is ambushed, the radio operator reports that they are being fired upon by MG-42s, which are captured German machine guns from the Second World War. These machine guns have a high rate of fire and produce a different sound than that edited into the film.
    • Connections
      Version of L'ennemi intime (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Tu me Donnes
      (Come Prima)

      Music by Sandro Taccani and Vincenzo di Paola

      Italian lyrics by Mario Panzeri

      French lyrics by Jacques Larue

      Performed by Dalida

    User reviews16

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    Featured review
    8/10
    Just as Vietnam war movies
    "Intimate Enemies" could have been strong, provocative, with deep characters. One thing about the main character - a young french volunteer being chief of a platoon near forbidden areas- is that we never know the reasons why he volunteered in a war he dislikes. He is neither a professional soldier -like many who fought in Indochina and volunteered again in Algeria- nor a young called-up for duty. The character of the sergeant who tries to be human in an horrible world is deeper, but is not the main character and the movie is focused on the young one. However, the movie is not very original, but efficient, remembering clichés that are not false, and refreshing memories. I am also glad that French people begin to shoot standard movies about this war, not wonders but common films. It tries to make this subject more popular. The movie called "Mon colonel" was far better and deeper, but may be this one is more a blockbuster type: action, firing - love is missing- and moralizing movie.
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    • arsenick
    • Apr 13, 2008

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    • Release date
      • October 2, 2009 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Morocco
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Japan)
      • SND (France)
    • Languages
      • French
      • Arabic
      • Kabyle
    • Also known as
      • Kẻ Thù Thân Cận
    • Filming locations
      • Atlas Mountains, Morocco
    • Production companies
      • Les Films du Kiosque
      • SND Films
      • France 2 Cinéma
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €9,780,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,908,035
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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