''Twilight of Shadows'' (, ''Ghouroub Edhilal'', ) is a 2014 Algerian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina (; 26 February 1934 – 23 May 2025) was an Algerian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his 1975 film '' Chronicle of the Years of Fire'', which won the at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival and became the ...
. The film was selected as the Algerian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film at the
88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.
Plot
The film is set against the backdrop of the
Algerian War
The Algerian War (also known as the Algerian Revolution or the Algerian War of Independence) ''; '' (and sometimes in Algeria as the ''War of 1 November'') was an armed conflict between France and the Algerian National Liberation Front (Algeri ...
. A determined French commander, who believes Algeria belongs to France, must deal with a soldier who rebels when asked to execute an Algerian freedom fighter. The finale is set in the blistering desert as the soldier seeks to escape.
Cast
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Samir Boitard - Khaled
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Nicolas Bridet - Lambert
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Laurent Hennequin - Commandant Saintenac
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Bernard Montiel - The Teacher
* Mehdi Tahmi
* Merouane Mansouri
See also
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List of submissions to the 88th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
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List of Algerian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
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2014 films
2014 drama films
2010s Arabic-language films
Films scored by Vangelis
Algerian drama films
Algerian War films
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