This film is about World War II, where North African forces faced intolerance and unfair treatment from the French. Although these soldiers are fighting bravely for a country they have never seen before, there is an elemental discrimination against them. In the end, four men from North Africa enlisted in the French army to liberate the country and fight French discrimination in general.
The horror of "Days of Glory" is that its hate and tolerance are not relics from the past, but are as real today as the flickering shadows on the screen.
Days of Glory may lack a certain complexity, but then courage under fire from all sides -- be it the enemy's weapons or your own country's disgusting bigotry -- is a pretty straightforward proposition. The plain facts are more than enough.
Movie Views
June 30, 2007
Like most every great war movie, it combines intense action with human drama. There's also several overtly preachy scenes that accomplish little to further the story but they underline the already clear message.
A shattering tale of bravery and unrewarded loyalty.
Detroit Free Press
March 16, 2007
It's to the credit of the actors, and Algerian-born director Rachid Bouchareb, that we become emotionally involved with the soldiers and the injustices they are forced to endure.
Charlotte Weekly
April 19, 2007
Standard issue military fare that has a hard time standing apart from established classics of the combat genre.
Flipside Movie Emporium
July 03, 2007
As by the numbers as it sometimes becomes, those very clichés also emphasize the fact that we haven't seen these men in this setting before.
Instead of guys named Danny and Polack and Sol and Brooklyn, you've got guys named Said and Yassir and Messaoud and Abdelkader. But it's the same deal. Prick them, do they not bleed? Blow them up, do their limbs not scatter and their guts not spill?
