A French teacher in a small Algerian village during the Algerian War forms an unexpected bond with a dissident, and is then ordered to turn him in to the authorities.
Far from Men (2014) | |
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Rating: 7.3/10 (2,136 votes) Director: David Oelhoffen Writer: Albert Camus (short story: L'Hôte), Antoine Lacomblez (collaboration), David Oelhoffen (screenplay) Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Reda Kateb, Djemel Barek, Vincent Martin Runtime: 101 min Rated: N/A Genre: Drama Released: 14 Apr 2015 |
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Plot: Algeria, 1954. Two very different men thrown together by a world in turmoil are forced to flee across the Atlas mountains. Daru, the reclusive teacher, has to escort Mohamed, a villager accused of murder. |
A French teacher in a small Algerian village during the Algerian War forms an unexpected bond with a dissident, and is then ordered to turn him in to the authorities.