Between 1954-1962, one hundred to three hundred young French people refused to participate in the Algerian war. These rebels, soldiers or conscripts were non-violent or anti-colonialists. Some took refuge in Switzerland where Swiss citizens came to their aid, while in France they were condemned as traitors to the country. In 1962, a few months after Independence, Villi Hermann went to a region devastated by war near the Algerian-Moroccan border, to help rebuild a school. In 2016 he returned to Algeria and reunited with his former students. He also met French refractories, now living in France or Switzerland.
| Title | CHoosing at Twenty |
|---|---|
| Year | 2017 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Country | Algeria, Switzerland |
| Studio | Imagofilm Lugano, RTS, RSI, Cirta Films |
| Cast | Freddy Buache, André Gazut, Diego Masson, Nils Andersson, Jacques Baynac, Anita Bernard |
| Crew | Villi Hermann (Director), Villi Hermann (Writer), Eve Martin (Writer), Jean Reusser (Editor), Emilie Chappatte (Editor), Zeno Gabaglio (Music) |
| Keyword | pacifism, algeria, french colonialism, algerian war (1954-62), anti-colonialism, conscientious objectors, djazair, antimilitarisme |
| Release | Aug 24, 2017 |
| Runtime | 100 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 6.80 / 10 by 4 users |
| Popularity | 1 |
| Budget | 0 |
| Revenue | 0 |
| Language | العربية, Français |
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