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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.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 4 nominations
Mohamed Fellag
- Idir Danoun
- (as Fellag)
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- TriviaThe 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.
- GoofsWhen 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.
- ConnectionsVersion of L'ennemi intime (2002)
- SoundtracksTu 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
Featured review
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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- Also known as
- Kẻ Thù Thân Cận
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- Budget
- €9,780,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $3,908,035
- Runtime1 hour 51 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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