Poorly Extinguished Fires

Poorly Extinguished Fires (1994)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1994-01-12
  • Runtime: 1h 38min
  • Language: Français
  • Director: Serge Moati

Summary

A French army journalist bears witness to the atrocities of the Algerian war in 1962 in this gripping French war movie. It is based on the 1967 novel by Philippe Labro. The film begins in Paris as Jerome Carier, ready to embark to Algiers, is beaten and questioned about the politically sensitive photographs he has. The photos were sent to him by Francois, a friend stationed in Algiers. Francoise is trying to get the French and the Algerians to reconcile. Jerome arrives in the war-torn country and finds himself faced with unbelievable carnage. The French are behind most of it. Because he took the pictures, Francois life is in jeopardy. He is murdered and Jerome finds himself attracted to his girl friend, a radio station announcer. The film contains graphic pictures of the slaughter.

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  • Manuel Blanc

    as Jérôme

  • Maria de Medeiros

    as Tweedy Bird

  • Hélène Vincent

    as Jeanne

  • Emmanuel Salinger

    as François

  • Rufus

    as Commander Perleau

  • François Négret

    as Seb

  • Christophe Malavoy

    as Captain Vergèze

  • Daniel Gélin

    as The gentleman from the beach

  • Simon de La Brosse

    as Travaire

  • Fabrice Desplechin

    as Sprague

  • Thierry de Peretti

    as Soldier in hospital
Directing Serge Moati Director
Writing Didier Decoin Writer
Writing Serge Moati Writer
Writing Jean-Jacques Zilbermann Writer
Production Cléo Daran Executive Producer
Production Jean-Pierre Fayer Executive Producer
Production Youssef Lakhoua Executive Producer
Production Philippe Perrin Executive Producer
Production Hassine Soufi Executive Producer
Camera Jacques Guérin Director of Photography
Camera Georges Orset Director of Photography
Production Mamade Casting
Costume & Make-Up Françoise Guégan Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Catherine Comtet Makeup Artist
Sound Laurent Lévy Foley Artist
Sound Gabriel Yared Original Music Composer

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