Days of Glory (2006)

Days of Glory (Indig’nes) (2006) Algeria, 1943, through Italy and France, to Alsace in early 1945, with a coda years later. Arabs volunteer to fight Nazis to liberate France, their motherland. We follow SaA’d, dirt poor, an orderly for a grizzled sergeant, Martinez, a pied noir with some willingness to speak up for his Arab troops Messaoud, a crack shot, who in Province falls in love with a French woman who loves him back and Abdelkader, a corporal, a budding intellectual with a keen sense of injustice. The men fight with courage against a backdrop of small and large indignities: French soldiers get better food, time for leave, and promotions. Is the promise of liberty, equality, and fraternity hollow? Awards: 9 wins & 16 nominations totalBudget: ‘?’14,500,000 (estimated)Worldwide Gross: $22,963,701Soundtrack: Le lac des cygnes (Composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)