• Director: Alain Resnais
  • Release Year: 1962
  • Production Country: France, Italy
  • Language: French

Muriel ou le Temps d'un retour (Muriel, or the Time of a Return)

Description

Just after the Algerian War, four people in Bolougne must reconcile with their pasts and decide their futures at the time that France must do the same.

Themes

Algerian Revolution (1954 – 1962), Independence movements, Algeria, France, Islam, Decolonization, Guerrilla warfare, Civil wars, Torture, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Family relationships, Identity