Free Men
Original Title
Les hommes libres- Director: Ismaël Ferroukhi
- Writer: Ismaël Ferroukhi; Alain-Michel Blanc
- Producer: Stéphane Parthenay
CGiii Comment
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.
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Cast & Characters
Tahar Rahim as Younes Ben Daoud;
Michael Lonsdale as Si Kaddour Ben Ghabrit;
Mahmud Shalaby as Salim Halali;
Lubna Azabal as Leila;
Christopher Buchholz as Le Major von Ratibor;
Farid Larbi as Ali;
Stephane Rideau as Francis;
Bruno Fleury as L'inspecteur;
Francois Delaive as Le chef de la Gestapo;
Jean-Pierre Becker as Le policier moustachu;
Marie Berto as Maryvonne;
Zakariya Gouram as Omar;
Slimane Dazi as Larbi;
Aicha Sokrane as La mere de Larbi;
Djemel Barek as Le mari de Maryvonne;
Tahar Rahim as Younes;
Lubna Azabal as Warba Shlimane alias Leila