For
grades 9-12
Rachid Bouchareb, 2006. Color. 120 min.
With Jamel Debbouze, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila
Four young North
Africans enlist in the French Army to liberate France, their
“motherland,” from the Nazis. They are among the 130,000 “indigenous
soldiers”
fighting in World War II who must combat prejudice within
the army. They win numerous battles, but soon find themselves
alone to defend an Alsatian village against a German battalion. |
Grades
9-12
In French with
English subtitles
Venue
Florence Gould Hall
55 East 59th Street |
Tickets
NYC public schools: Free*
Other schools: $5/student
*$1 deposit required
for each
student, to be refunded,
if no changes or cancellations |
Reservations
Reservations are mandatory and must be made in writing.
Contact
Florence Cavé Wasserman fcave@fiaf.org
646 388 6688 |
Young Audience Program is supported,
in part, by public funds from the New York City Dept. of
Cultural Affairs. |
Cinéma at FIAF is made possible with
public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts,
a State agency. |
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