Far from Men
Jan 14 2015
•2h 50m
•Drama, War
A French teacher in a small Algerian village during the Algerian War forms an unexpected bond with a dissident who is ordered to be turned in to the authorities.
Cast
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Viggo Mortensen
Daru
Reda Kateb
Mohamed, prisoner
Djemel Barek
Slimane
Vincent Martin
Balducci
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