Monday, 5 August 2019

Days of Glory (2006) - 128 min

Country: Algeria
Director: Rachid Bouchareb
Cast: Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri, Sami Bouajila, Roschdy Zem & Bernard Blancan.
A group of Algerian Arab soldiers enlisted into the French army during World War II. The story focuses on four individuals and their journey to survive the war when the French army treat them like trash.
“Days of Glory” takes its time to study the four individuals and their nature seems like traveling four different directions. Out of the four characters, The standout performance was delivered by Sami Bouajila who plays the character Abdelkader. There are a lot of confrontational scenes in the film when Arab soldiers start to fight for their equality. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. One particular scene looks exactly like a scene from the movie 'Saving Private Ryan'. Overall, Days of Glory changes the course of history like the title ad claims and don't expect a full-on war kind of stuff.
Verdict: Good

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