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Quick Info

Rating

6.8/10

Release2015

Runtime1h 50m

StatusReleased

Budget$7,700,000

RevenueN/A

Production

One World Films

Pathé

Perceval Pictures

Kaléo Films

Jouror Développement

Movie

Far from Men

2015

1h 50m

6.8

Drama

War

Synopsis

A French teacher in a small Algerian village during the Algerian War forms an unexpected bond with a dissident who is ordered to be turned in to the authorities.

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