Days of Glory (2006 film)

Days of Glory
Poster
FrenchIndigènes
Directed byRachid Bouchareb
Written byRachid Bouchareb
Olivier Lorelle
Produced byJean Bréhat
Jacques-Henri Bronckart
StarringJamel Debbouze
Samy Naceri
Sami Bouajila
Roschdy Zem
Bernard Blancan
CinematographyPatrick Blossier
Music byArmand Amar
Khaled
Distributed byMars Distribution (France)[1]
Belga Films (Belgium)[1]
Release date
  • May 2006 (2006-05) (Cannes)
Running time
123 minutes
CountriesFrance
Morocco
Belgium
Algeria
LanguagesArabic
French
Budget$14.5 million
Box office$22.5 million[2]

Days of Glory (French: Indigènes, lit.'Natives'; Arabic: بلديون, romanizedBaladiun) is a 2006 French war film directed by Rachid Bouchareb. The cast includes Sami Bouajila, Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri, Roschdy Zem, Mélanie Laurent and Bernard Blancan.

The film deals with the contribution of North African soldiers to the Free French Forces during the Second World War and with the discrimination against them. The film's release contributed to a partial recognition of the pension rights of soldiers from former French possessions by the French government.[3]

Cast members Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila and Bernard Blancan all won the Prix d'interprétation masculine at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival for their performances,[4] and the film won the François Chalais Prize. It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

  1. ^ a b Days of Glory at Box Office Mojo
  2. ^ "Indignes (Days of Glory) (2006)- JPBox-Office".
  3. ^ 'Days of Glory' MOVIE REVIEW - Los Angeles Times, Kenneth Turan, December 6, 2006, retrieved 2007-03-30
  4. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Days of Glory". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-12-13.