Les hommes libres

Mar 16 2012 Unrated 1h 39m
Drama, History, Romance

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.

Plot

Paris, occupied France, 1942. Younes, an uneducated Algerian immigrant, ekes out a very modest living on the black market. When the police catches him they set him free provided he infiltrates the Paris Mosque and spies on the rector. Si Kaddour Ben Ghabrit is indeed suspected not only of providing false papers to Jews but of harboring some of them as well. Once within the precincts of the Mosque, Younes proves a poor secret agent, which displeases the police inspector in charge of him. In fact, at the mosque, Younes becomes every day more alert to the great tragedy in progress because of the Nazis. He also develops a deep friendship with a singer named Salim Halali. To his amazement, he discovers that Salim is both Jewish and homosexual...

Written by

Ismaël Ferroukhi, Alain-Michel Blanc

Directed by

Ismaël Ferroukhi

Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Pyramide Productions

Languages

Français

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
1,503
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
58
Popularity
NA