MPAA Rating: for war violence and brief language

Moral Rating:

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Moviemaking Quality:

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Primary Audience:

Adults

Genre:

Drama, Foreign, History, War

Length:

2 hr.

Year of Release:

2006

USA Release:

February 16, 2006 / DVD release: June 12, 2007

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Nominated for an Academy award for best “Best foreign language film of the year”

“The True Story So Controversial, It Couldn’t Be Told Until Now.”

Producer’s Synopsis: “The tale of a group of African soldiers who join the French in their fight against the Nazis. Although they passionately battle to defend the motherland, a place they’ve never been, they face inequality and daily humiliation within the French army. These heroes that history forgot won battles throughout Europe before finding themselves alone to defend a small village against a German battalion.”

“…strong visuals and even stronger emotions… a powerful war film…”
—Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter

“…Handsome widescreen lensing… downplays its epic scale with a nicely-tuned ensemble that concentrates on personalities rather than battles…”
—Jay Weissberg, Variety

“…it could be a better movie but it certainly convinces you of the nobility of the souls of the men whose boots were on the ground and whose bodies went into the same ground…”
—Stephen Hunter, Washington Post

“…its message is dimmed by a procession of war and race movie clichés that even the excellent cast and epic cinematography cannot revive…”
—Jonathan Trout, BBC