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A drama following a French platoon during Algeria's war of independence.A drama following a French platoon during Algeria's war of independence.A drama following a French platoon during Algeria's war of independence.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 4 nominations
Mohamed Fellag
- Idir Danoun
- (as Fellag)
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- TriviaThe film was spawned by actor Benoît Magimel's desire to do the a film based on the war in Algeria, which he talked about with documentary filmmaker Patrick Rotman as they were having lunch together. Coincidentally, Rotman was working on a documentary on the subject, L'ennemi intime (2002), and talked to his friend Florent-Emilio Siri about adapting it as a work of fiction.
- GoofsWhen the platoon is ambushed, the radio operator reports that they are being fired upon by MG-42s, which are captured German machine guns from the Second World War. These machine guns have a high rate of fire and produce a different sound than that edited into the film.
- ConnectionsVersion of L'ennemi intime (2002)
- SoundtracksTu me Donnes
(Come Prima)
Music by Sandro Taccani and Vincenzo di Paola
Italian lyrics by Mario Panzeri
French lyrics by Jacques Larue
Performed by Dalida
Featured review
BRILLIANT Film-making!
This film is nothing short of "brilliant." "L'ennemi Intime" is set in French-occupied Algeria in 1959 at the height of the insurgency. A French platoon is sent deep into enemy territory to find and liquidate the head of the insurgents called Slimane. Lieutenant Terrien, a novice and a humanist, is given charge of the platoon after its commander is accidentally killed by friendly fire. "L'ennemi Intime" is a little bit like "The Battle of Algiers" but set in the mountains of Kabylie (Berber territory in Algeria). I first saw it at the Dubai Film Festival in December 07 and was completely blown away by it. It is so gripping and visceral. The film is an incredible commentary on the inhumanity of war; how not matter how innocent and good one goes to war he is almost certain to become a beast and a murderer in the end. I highly recommend this film. Every soldier who is about to be deployed to a war zone should watch Ennemi Intime. Its simplest message is that war corrupts the human soul and there are no winners once the shooting stops.
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- thetrapmovie
- Mar 18, 2008
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- Also known as
- Kẻ Thù Thân Cận
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- Budget
- €9,780,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $3,908,035
- Runtime1 hour 51 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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