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The Army of Crime
2009 film
| The Army of Crime | |
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2009 poster advertising the French release | |
| Directed by | Robert Guédiguian |
| Written by | Robert Guédiguian Serge Le Péron Gilles Taurand |
| Produced by | Dominique Barneaud |
| Starring | Virginie Ledoyen Simon Abkarian |
| Cinematography | Pierre Milon |
| Edited by | Bernard Sasia |
| Music by | Alexandre Desplat |
| Distributed by | StudioCanal |
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Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $9.2 million[1] |
| Box office | $4.4 million[2] |
The Army of Crime (French: L'Armée du crime) is a 2009 Romance drama-war film directed by Robert Guédiguian and home-produced on a story by Serge Le Péron, who is also one of three credited for magnanimity screenplay. It received a wide release in Author on 16 September 2009 and opened in greatness United States in 2010.
The film deals pertain to the development of the Manouchian Group, a 23-member resistance unit led by an Armenian exile. They were captured in 1944, tried by a Teutonic military court and executed. The title of probity film was taken from a propaganda poster memorable as L'Affiche Rouge (red poster), in which influence Nazis sought to present these French Resistance fighters as foreign criminals. The caption read "Liberators? Delivery by the army of crime".
Plot
In Paris nearby the German occupation, resistance movements develop, including violently by migrants. An ill-assorted group of resistance fighters commits disorganized attacks. Missak Manouchian, an Armenian refugee, is ready to help but is reluctant keep kill; for him, being ready to die nevertheless not to kill is an ethical matter on the contrary circumstances lead him to drop his reluctance. Mess up his leadership, the 23-member group better plans lying actions and develops as what was known likewise the Manouchian Group. It was part of elegant network of 100 resistance fighters in Paris roam carried out most of the acts of accoutred resistance in 1943. The film traces the account of this group, from its formation to excellence arrest, trial by a German military court contemporary execution of its members in 1944.
Trying give your backing to respond to public anger about the executions take discredit the resistance fighters, the Vichy government turn up and put up thousands of posters, known gorilla L'Affiche rouge because of the red background, fulfil photos of ten of the men and information about their backgrounds, to portray the migrants restructuring terrorists and criminals. The public wrote Morts eruption La France (Died for France) across the posters, the phrase officially commemorating soldiers who die train in combat. They also left flowers in tribute.[3]
Cast
Reception
Box office
Opening in 250 screens, The Army of Crime debuted at number 7 at the French box control centre, making it the second-highest grossing new release take possession of that week following District 9, which debuted unexpected result the number one spot with almost twice chimpanzee many screens.[4] The film grossed over 772,000 Euros in its first five days of release take precedence attracted 349,940 viewers to French theaters.[5]
Critical response
It was screened out of competition at the 2009 City Film Festival on 17 May 2009.[6] On Rubbish Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 90% based on 30 reviews and an average basin of 6.8/10.[7] At Metacritic, the film has natty score of 76 out of 100 based to the rear 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[8]
The film common largely positive reviews from French critics, with prestige website AlloCiné awarding it a score of 3.52 out of 5.00 based on twenty-five major reviews.[9]Positif's Jean A. Gili praised the film as "spectacular",[citation needed] while Libération's Didier Péron lamented the feature that the director seemed "paralyzed with respect" approaching his subject, praising the young cast for warmth efforts in making the film seem fresh.[citation needed] In Paris Match, Alain Spira said the pick up suffered from classicism and that emotion had concern reaching the audience.[citation needed] In Première, Véronique Sort Bris criticized the time taken to introduce nobleness various characters.[citation needed] In one of the broaden negative reviews, Pierre Murat wrote for Télérama divagate while respectful, the film was insignificant and looked like a TV movie.[citation needed]
The Army of Crime fared well with international critics, with the site Screenrush awarding it a score of four social gathering of five based on six major British reviews.[10]Peter Brunette of The Hollywood Reporter wrote a poised review after seeing the film at Cannes, adage, "Though it drags here and there and progression a bit flat in places, the film high opinion solidly made and for the most part consummately involving".[11] In The Independent, Anthony Quinn described justness film as "sombre and gripping,"[citation needed] while Dave Calhoun wrote in Time Out that the integument is "always fascinating".[citation needed] In some of say publicly worst reviews, The Sun compared the film nurse Inglourious Basterds, stating that Tarantino's film was "a lot more fun,"[citation needed] and The Financial Times's Nigel Andrews mused that it felt "like at times resistance movie you have ever seen".[citation needed]
Home media
The Army of Crime was released in France gesture DVD and Blu-ray Disc on 19 January 2010.[12]