To Be Twenty in the Aures (1972)
• May 12th, 1972 • 1h 40min
Drama, War
Overview
A group of refractory and pacifist Bretons is sent to Algeria. These beings confronted with the horrors of war gradually become killing machines. One of them did not accept it and deserted, taking with him an FLN prisoner who was to be executed the next day.
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