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Rating: R
Release Date: Mar 2, 2007
Running Time: 120 mins.
Additional Notes: dialogue French and Arabic, subtitled English
The tale of a group of African soldiers who join the French in their fight against the Nazis. Although they passionately battle to defend the motherland, a place they’ve never been, they face inequality and daily humiliation within the French army. These heroes that history forgot won battles throughout Europe before finding themselves alone to defend a small village against a German battalion.
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