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Far from Men

Far from Men

20156.81h 50m

Overview

A French teacher in a small Algerian village during the Algerian War forms an unexpected bond with a dissident who is ordered to be turned in to the authorities.

Directed by David Oelhoffen
Written by David Oelhoffen, Antoine Lacomblez, Albert Camus
Produced by Marc du Pontavice, Matthew Gledhill
Box OfficeBudget: $7.7M0

Top Cast

Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Mortensen

Daru

Reda Kateb

Reda Kateb

Mohamed, prisoner

Djemel Barek

Djemel Barek

Slimane

Vincent Martin

Vincent Martin

Balducci

Nicolas Giraud

Nicolas Giraud

Lieutenant Le Tallec

Jean-Jérôme Esposito

Jean-Jérôme Esposito

Francis

Yann Goven

Yann Goven

René

Antoine Régent

Antoine Régent

Claude

Sonia Amori

Sonia Amori

Prostitute

Antoine Laurent

Antoine Laurent

French soldier

Themes & Keywords

firehostageclassroomrainmountainhorserifleteacherrural areaschoolschool teacherbased on short storyalgeriajourney1950salgerian war (1954-62)

About Far from Men

Far from Men is a drama, war film released in 2015 exploring themes of fire, hostage, classroom, rain, mountain, horse. Directed by David Oelhoffen, it stars Viggo Mortensen, Reda Kateb, Djemel Barek. A French teacher in a small Algerian village during the Algerian War forms an unexpected bond with a dissident who is ordered to be turned in to the authorities.

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