Free Men
Les hommes libres
Drama
History
War
In Paris during WWII, an Algerian immigrant is inspired to join the resistance by his unexpected friendship with a Jewish man. Based on not very known facts about the Muslim community in Paris during WWII, when the Paris Mosque and its dynamic leader played a pivotal role in supporting the resistance and rescuing Jews.
2011-09-28
fr
Cast
Director
Ismaël Ferroukhi
Tahar Rahim as Younes
Michael Lonsdale as Si Kaddour Ben Ghabrit
Lubna Azabal as Warba Shlimane alias Leila
Mahmoud Shalaby as Salim Halali
Christopher Buchholz as Major von Ratibor
Farid Larbi as Ali
Stéphane Rideau as Francis
François Delaive as Le chef de la Gestapo
Noureddine Souli as Le premier résistant