16 Nov 1985
My Beautiful Laundrette
A Pakistani Briton renovates a rundown laundrette with his male lover while dealing with drama within his family, the local Pakistani community, and a persistent mob of skinheads.
Dark Night, October 17, 1961
Parisian authorities clash with the Front de Libération Nationale (FLN) in director Alain Tasma’s recounting of one of the darkest moments of the Algerian War of Independence. As the war wound to a close and violence persisted in the streets of Paris, the FLN and its supporters adopted the tactic of murdering French policemen in hopes of forcing a withdrawal. When French law enforcement retaliated by brutalizing Algerians and imposing a strict curfew, the FLN organizes a peaceful demonstration that drew over 11,000 supporters, resulting in an order from the Paris police chief to take brutal countermeasures. Told through the eyes of both French policemen as well as Algerian protestors, Tasma’s film attempts to get to the root of the tragedy by presenting both sides of the story.
Top Billed Cast
Ouassini Embarek Abdé
Atmen Kelif Tarek
Abdelhafid Metalsi Ali Saïd
Hocine Choutri Ahmed
Mounir Margoum Mohamed
Ahcène Nini Le réfractaire
Jalil Naciri Maurice
Salem Kali L'Algérien au barrage
Reda Samoudi Hocine
Djemel Barek L'homme de l'escalier
Tayeb Belmihoub Haroun
Adel Bencherif Le collecteur
Clotilde Courau Sabine
Jean-Michel Portal Martin
Florence Thomassin Nathalie
Vahina Giocante Marie-Hélène
Philippe Bas Delmas
Aurélien Recoing Somveille
Serge Riaboukine Brigadier Tiercé
Marie Denarnaud Isabelle Martin
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