Days of Glory
2006 · Movie · R · 128 min · ★ 6.7 · 83% critics
During World War II, a group of North African recruits joins the French Army to help liberate France from Nazi occupation. As they move through training and combat, they face harsh conditions, unequal treatment, and difficult choices about loyalty, identity, and what “glory” really means.
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Details
- Original title
- Indigènes
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-09-27
- Language
- French
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (402 votes)
About
If you want a WWII story that mixes frontline danger with the sting of discrimination and overlooked sacrifice, this delivers; Not for you if you prefer light war adventures or tightly focused character arcs like Outside the Law.
Pros: powerful emotional impact; intense combat suspense; timely social themes | Cons: episodic character focus; familiar war-movie beats; uneven execution at times
Themes
- army
- world war ii
- algerian
- infantry
- northern africa
- institutional discrimination
- french algerian
- french algeria
- appreciative
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 2007 · nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2007 · nominated
Cast & crew
Jamel Debbouze
as Saïd Otmari
Samy Naceri
as Yassir
Roschdy Zem
as Messaoud Souni
Sami Bouajila
as Abdelkader
Bernard Blancan
as Sergent Roger Martinez
Mathieu Simonet
as Caporal Leroux
Assaad Bouab
as Larbi
Benoît Giros
as Capitaine Durieux
Mélanie Laurent
as Margueritte village Vosges
Antoine Chappey
as Le colonel
Directed by Rachid Bouchareb