Free Men (2011)
Les hommes libres (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Unrated
- 1h 39min
- Drama, History
- 16 Mar 2012 (USA)
- Movie
In Paris during World War II, an Algerian immigrant is inspired to join the resistance by his unexpected friendship with a Jewish man.
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Awards:
- 2 wins & 2 nominations.
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| Tahar Rahim | ... |
Younes Ben Daoud
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| Michael Lonsdale | ... |
Si Kaddour Ben Ghabrit
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| Mahmud Shalaby | ... |
Salim Halali
(as Mahmoud Shalaby)
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| Lubna Azabal | ... |
Leila
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| Christopher Buchholz | ... |
Le Major von Ratibor
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| Farid Larbi | ... |
Ali
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Stéphane Rideau | ... |
Francis
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Bruno Fleury | ... |
L'inspecteur
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| François Delaive | ... |
Le chef de la Gestapo
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| Jean-Pierre Becker | ... |
Le policier moustachu
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Marie Berto | ... |
Maryvonne
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Zakariya Gouram | ... |
Omar
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| Slimane Dazi | ... |
Larbi
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Aïcha Sokrane | ... |
La mère de Larbi
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Djemel Barek | ... |
Le mari de Maryvonne
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Louna Klanit | ... |
Sarah Benssoussan
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Lunis Sakji | ... |
Eli Benssoussan
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Fabien Jegoudez | ... |
Le militaire SS
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Hassan Madiaf | ... |
Le mendiant
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Ahmed Bourkab | ... |
L'imam
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Jamal Latifi | ... |
L'homme au Fez
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Ali Hassan | ... |
Le secrétaire de Ben Ghabrit
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| Jean-Pol Brissart | ... |
Le ministre
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Smaïl Mekki | ... |
Le médecin chef
(as Smail Mekki)
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Mohand Saci | ... |
Le vieux à l'usine désaffectée
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Ahmed Elkourachi | ... |
L'ouvrier de l'Étoile d'Or
(as Ahmed El Kouraichi)
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Philippe Ohrel | ... |
L'officier SS
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Blandine Pélissier | ... |
La femme qui garde les enfants
(as Blandine Pelissier)
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Patrick Bouin | ... |
Le policier de la Gestapo
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| Karim Leklou | ... |
Le tribun du PPA
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Noureddine Souli | ... |
Le premier résistant
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| Youssef Hajdi | ... |
Le deuxième résistant
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Abderrahim Oueld El Ajjar | ... |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab
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Maher Kamoun | ... |
Abderrahaman
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Omar Zeghoudi | ... |
Hadj
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Fatima Herandi Raouya | ... |
La femme voilée
(as Raouya)
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Thierry Angelvy | ... |
Le policier français
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Salim Halali | ... |
(uncredited)
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Alexandre Ottoveggio | ... |
Un soldat allemand (uncredited)
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| Nico Rogner | ... |
L'officier allemand (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Ismaël Ferroukhi | ||
Written by
| Ismaël Ferroukhi | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Alain-Michel Blanc | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Stéphane Parthenay | ... | associate producer / executive producer |
| Frantz Richard | ... | area executive producer: Morocco |
| Fabienne Vonier | ... | producer |
Music by
| Armand Amar | ||
Cinematography by
| Jérôme Alméras | ||
Editing by
| Annette Dutertre | ||
Editorial Department
| Caroline Detournay | ... | assistant editor |
| Clément Guégan | ... | digital conformation |
| Emmanuel Le Ridant | ... | telecine dailies colorist |
| Marine Lepoutre | ... | colorist |
Casting By
| Brigitte Moidon | ||
Production Design by
| Thierry François | ||
Set Decoration by
| Hind Ghazali | ||
| Catherine Jarrier-Prieur | ||
Costume Design by
| Virginie Montel | ||
Makeup Department
| Stéphane Desmarez | ... | key hair stylist |
| Marie-Anne Hum | ... | makeup artist |
| Sarah Mescoff | ... | hair stylist |
| Gill Robillard | ... | key makeup artist |
| Jérôme Ventura | ... | additional hair stylist |
| Ferouz Zaafour | ... | additional hair stylist |
Production Management
| Mohamed Aadas | ... | unit manager: Morocco |
| Laurent Billon | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Chloé Dagonet | ... | assistant production manager |
| Edouard Decker | ... | assistant unit manager |
| David Edouard | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Valérie Farthouat | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Julien Flick | ... | unit production manager |
| Marc Fontanel | ... | production manager |
| Benjamin Goumard | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Antek Graczyk | ... | assistant unit manager |
| François Pascaud | ... | unit manager |
| Guillaume Privat | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Monica Taverna | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Mohamed Belhamar | ... | assistant director |
| Hamza Boumalki | ... | second assistant director |
| Héléna Cotinier | ... | third assistant director |
| Emmanuelle Fourault | ... | second assistant director |
| Stéphane Gluck | ... | first assistant director |
| Sylvain Jouannet | ... | assistant director |
| Amine Louadni | ... | assistant director |
| Camille Tillier | ... | additional assistant director |
| Elise Vogel | ... | additional assistant director |
Art Department
| Bertrand Alberge | ... | props |
| Antoine Annarumma | ... | ripper |
| Nicolas Bachelet | ... | ripper |
| Edwige Boutet | ... | junior graphic designer |
| Jennifer Charbit | ... | carpenter |
| François Delaire | ... | assistant art director |
| Sophie Fortat | ... | art department coordinator |
| Vincent Fuchs | ... | carpenter / construction coordinator |
| Hind Ghazali | ... | set dresser |
| Sullyvan Grousse | ... | carpenter |
| Virginie Irdel | ... | assistant art director |
| Bruno Jaunay | ... | carpenter |
| Stéphanie Martineau | ... | painter |
| Patrick Milizia | ... | carpenter |
| Christophe Petrot | ... | painter |
| Elodie Pujol | ... | painter |
| Jean-Denis Riviere | ... | swing gang |
| Bernard Schmidt | ... | key carpenter |
| Lisa Ternon | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Eric Vermeil | ... | key painter |
| Jean-Noël Vincensini | ... | props buyer |
Sound Department
| Jonathan Acbard | ... | boom operator |
| Katia Boutin | ... | dialogue editor |
| Christophe Burdet | ... | assistant foley artist |
| Jacques Descomps | ... | recorder |
| Patrick Egreteau | ... | foley artist |
| Geraldine Falieu | ... | assistant dialogue editor |
| Séverin Favriau | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Lionel Lebras | ... | post-synchronisation boom operator |
| Didier Lesage | ... | foley recordist / post-synchronisation recordist |
| Alexis Leverve | ... | co-sound re-recording mixer |
| Fred Mays | ... | post-synchronisation |
| Jean-Paul Mugel | ... | sound |
| Hubert Teissedre | ... | adr engineer / foley engineer |
| Stéphane Thiébaut | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Benjamin Viau | ... | foley recordist / post-synchronisation recordist |
| Kaspar Vogler | ... | sound assistant |
Visual Effects by
| Gaëlle Bossis | ... | digital compositor |
| Berengere Dominguez | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Roxane Fechner | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Delphine Garrelis | ... | digital compositor |
| Gilles Graziano | ... | matte painter |
| Pascal Laurent | ... | head of studio |
| Thibault Martegani | ... | digital compositor |
| Olivier Veau | ... | digital compositor |
Stunts
| Virginie Arnaud | ... | stunts |
| Jean-Marc Bellu | ... | stunts |
| Gilles Conseil | ... | stunts |
| Jean-Charles Rousseau | ... | stunt double: Tahar Rahim |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Sofiane Amly | ... | additional video assist |
| Karine Arlot | ... | second assistant camera |
| Damien Auriol | ... | key grip |
| Simon Beaufils | ... | additional camera operator |
| Marc Berry | ... | groupman |
| Simon Blanchard | ... | first assistant camera |
| Jennifer Charbit | ... | grip |
| Xavier Cholet | ... | gaffer |
| Camille Clément | ... | camera trainee |
| Géraud De Tournemire | ... | electrician |
| Jean-Philippe Defarges | ... | groupman |
| Guillaume Duchemin | ... | electrician |
| Fred Fulton | ... | grip |
| Jean-Pierre Gesbert | ... | grip |
| Hassan Hajhouj | ... | key grip |
| Thami Lahrach | ... | electrician |
| Julien Leblond | ... | electrician |
| Romain Marcel | ... | additional second assistant camera |
| Ahmed Moughal | ... | genny operator: Morocco |
| Aziz Mourhal | ... | electrician |
| Sébastien Plessis | ... | electrician |
| Luc Reyrolle | ... | electrician |
| Antoine Roux | ... | rigging electrician |
| Christine Tamalet | ... | still photographer |
Casting Department
| Agnès Alberny | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Mohamed Belhamar | ... | casting assistant |
| Youna De Peretti | ... | casting assistant |
| Akrame El Meziane | ... | casting director: Morocco |
| Sandie Galan Perez | ... | casting assistant (as Sandie Perez) |
| Florence Loubeau | ... | casting assistant |
| Marie-France Michel | ... | extras casting |
| Peggy Pasquerault | ... | casting assistant |
| Mounir Saguia | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Mohamed Bougati | ... | costumer |
| Elfie Carlier | ... | costumer |
| Lydie Collin | ... | key costumer: Morocco |
| Lucie Durand | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Olivia Lahougue | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Tristan Lopin | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Michèle Pezzin | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Julien Reignoux | ... | costumer |
| Claude Thoma | ... | wardrobe trainee |
Location Management
| Max Belmessieri | ... | location manager |
| Philippe Letode | ... | location manager |
Script and Continuity Department
| Camille Ganivet | ... | script assistant |
Additional Crew
| Tony Arnoux | ... | press attache |
| Anne Berjon | ... | production assistant |
| Laura Chéron | ... | production secretary |
| Anne Connan | ... | trainee researcher |
| Hicham El Ghorfi | ... | production coordinator |
| Valérie Farthouat | ... | production administrator / production coordinator |
| Pascal Le Pautremat | ... | historical consultant |
| Thibault Leclercq | ... | assistant |
| Philippe Leconte | ... | miscellaneous crew: Legal Advisor |
| André-Paul Ricci | ... | press attache |
| Benjamin Stora | ... | historical consultant |
Production Companies
- Pyramide Productions
- France 3 Cinéma (co-production)
- Solaire Production (co-production)
- VMP (co-production)
- Canal+ (participation)
- France Télévisions (participation)
- Ciné+ (participation)
- TV5MONDE (participation)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (participation)
- Fonds Images de la Diversité (support)
- La Région Île-de-France (support)
- MEDIA Programme of the European Union (support)
- Sofica Manon (in association with)
- Coficup (in association with)
- Backup Media (funding)
Distributors
- Pyramide Distribution (2011) (France) (theatrical)
- Lumière Productie (2011) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- K Films Amerique (2011) (Canada) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Lumière (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Pyramide International (2011) (World-wide) (theatrical)
- Film Movement (2012) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Artificial Eye (2012) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (also Blu-ray) (subtitled)
- Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Auditel (sound post-production)
- Centre Cinématographique Marocain (thanks)
- Chris Car (honeywagons)
- Kodak (film stock)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Paris, occupied France, 1942. Younes, an uneducated Algerian immigrant, ekes out a very modest living on the black market. After the police catch him, they set him free provided he infiltrates the Paris Mosque and spies on the imam. Si Kaddour Ben Ghabrit is indeed suspected not only of providing false papers to Jews, but of harboring some of them as well. Once within the precincts of the mosque, Younes proves a poor secret agent, which displeases the police inspector in charge of him. In fact, at the mosque, Younes becomes more alert every day to the great tragedy in progress because of the Germans. He also develops a deep friendship with a singer named Salim Halali. To his amazement, he discovers that Salim is both Jewish and homosexual. Written by Guy Bellinger |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Filmed in ten weeks in France and Morocco. See more » |
| Goofs | When Younes goes to deliver the fake IDs he passes two times by the same old painter on the Seine embankment (timing: 38 min). See more » |
| Soundtracks | El Andalous See more » |