Poorly Extinguished Fires
Des feux mal éteints
A French army journalist bears witness to the atrocities of the Algerian war in 1962 in this gripping French war movie. It is based on the 1967 novel by Philippe Labro. The film begins in Paris as Jerome Carier, ready to embark to Algiers, is beaten and questioned about the politically sensitive photographs he has. The photos were sent to him by Francois, a friend stationed in Algiers. Francoise is trying to get the French and the Algerians to reconcile. Jerome arrives in the war-torn country and finds himself faced with unbelievable carnage. The French are behind most of it. Because he took the pictures, Francois life is in jeopardy. He is murdered and Jerome finds himself attracted to his girl friend, a radio station announcer. The film contains graphic pictures of the slaughter.
Cast
Manuel Blanc
as Jérôme
Maria de Medeiros
as Tweedy Bird
Hélène Vincent
as Jeanne
Emmanuel Salinger
as François
Rufus
as Commander Perleau
François Négret
as Seb
Christophe Malavoy
as Captain Vergèze
Daniel Gélin
as The gentleman from the beach
Simon de La Brosse
as Travaire
Thierry de Peretti
as Soldier in hospital
