Faithful

Mar 23, 2022

1h 32m

★ 6.4

Overview

1956. Algeria is a French colony. Fernand and Helene are madly in love. Fernand is an activist, fighting for independence alongside the Algerians. Helene is fighting for Fernand’s life. History will irrevocably change the course of their destiny.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Les films du Bélier

Laïth Média

Frakas Productions

France 3 Cinéma

CADC

Studio Anansi

Proximus

Jamal Zeinal Zade

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Cast

Fernand Iveton

Vincent Lacoste

Hélène Iveton

Vicky Krieps

Amar Maatane, gardien EGA

Mouss Zouheyri

Baya

Meriem Medjkane

Abdel Aziz

Mahdi Belemlih

Jacqueline Guerroudj

Myriam Ajar

Pascal Iveton

Marc Brunet

Joséphine Iveton

Jeanne Carré

Félix Collozzi

Maximilien Poullein

Jacques, ingénieur usine

Valentin Papoudof

Militaire démineur 1

Pascal Mercier

Maître Charles Lainné

Raphaël Thiéry

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