Les Avocats du Diable

Les Avocats du Diable (1981)

May 19th, 19811h 19min

TV Movie, Drama
100%

Overview

In 1958 in Paris, during the Algerian War, a young trainee lawyer, Maître Chabrier, was assigned to defend an Algerian garbage collector against paratroopers who had beaten him. Stay out of Algerian affairs, his peers advise him because the trial is taking a political turn. Chabrier acquired the reputation of the Fellaghas' lawyer.


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