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.
Francis
The original title is "Loin des hommes" (FR).
The production budget was $7.7M.
The runtime is 110 minutes (1h 50m).
The film features dialogue in 3 languages: French, Spanish, Arabic.
It was a co-production between: France, United States of America.
The film was directed by David Oelhoffen.
The screenplay was written by David Oelhoffen.
The score was composed by Nick Cave.
Cinematography was handled by Guillaume Deffontaines.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt2936180.
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Good
186 votes
Loin des hommes
Released
12
Français, Español, العربية
France, United States of America
$7,700,000
