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• • Bouchareb knows these racial tensions are still simmering. And in this wallop of a war movie he makes you feel the heat

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    • Rolling Stone
    • 26 Mar 2011 at 01:31

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    Warning: This is not a war film

    About 5% of this film has combat scenes in it. It's mostly about how badly the French dealt with their African and North African soldiers in WW2.
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    • Middle row, willing it to be a good film, London
    • 04 Apr 2007 at 14:54

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    Realistic history lesson.

    Quite a history lesson. The French government does not come out of this very well. A stark style of filming and the characters are very realistic. Not an ... read more »

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    • 20 May 2012 at 20:54

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    great war film

    this film is great.
    
    it is not only a great war film. it is also very informative as well of the different type of people that fought in WWII

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    • 03 Feb 2012 at 12:29

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    An Idiots reply

    I think that remarks suggesting that the film is to complicated for IDIOTS is well out of order. Being a practising idiot myself, you nearly put me off watching... read more »

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    • Tony2Sticks
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    • Carnforth
    • 22 Jan 2012 at 18:23

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    Heroism is not a condition of race or creed

    A stirring film worth a watch for any student of WW2 - I had not heard of the contribution made by these units and enjoyed watching this film.
    
    It ... read more »

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    • Rockinroy
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    • Milton Keynes
    • 16 Jan 2012 at 14:50

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    History Explained

    The slow build up gave the background to the whole seething injustice suffered by the French colonial troops in the second World War, most of whom were unable ... read more »

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    • Greenfields
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    • 02 Nov 2011 at 10:10

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    not for idiots

    If you like your war films to be in english with loads of blowing up stuff then this is not for you.
    
    for those of us with half a brain cell, who can ... read more »

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    • GordonBennett
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    • 25 Oct 2011 at 15:11

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    Excellent War Drama

    I found this film to be a very powerful war drama. Other reviewers have voiced their dislike concerning the 'lack of action'. However this film tells ... read more »

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    • 24 Oct 2011 at 14:21

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    Not quite gritty enough

    Thought provocing, and allows us to see another side of the allies war on Hitler. Doesn't hold enough grit, to last the long 2hrs its given. Watchable, on ... read more »

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    • 25 Sep 2011 at 00:25

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    Nuanced, powerful, not a stereotypical warfilm

    Don't be fooled by the title: this is not a stereotypical warfilm. It's a moving film about the experience of North African soldiers fighting for France... read more »

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    • MMMarmite
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    • 31 Aug 2011 at 14:55

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    Subtitled and naff

    Oh for gawd sake come on ..yet another bloody subtitled film...they should all be put in one place so we know they are subtitled..film in general was naff give ... read more »

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    • 27 Aug 2011 at 19:14
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