Far from Men

Original title: Loin des hommes

2014
PG-13
1h 41m

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7.2/10

9.1K

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Viggo Mortensen and Reda Kateb in Far from Men (2014)

A French teacher in a small Algerian village during the Algerian War forms an unexpected bond with a dissident, and is then ordered to turn him in to the authorities.

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Algeria, 1954. Two very different men thrown together by a world in turmoil are forced to flee across the Atlas mountains. Daru, the reclusive teacher, has to escort Mohamed, a villager accu... Read allAlgeria, 1954. Two very different men thrown together by a world in turmoil are forced to flee across the Atlas mountains. Daru, the reclusive teacher, has to escort Mohamed, a villager accused of murder.Algeria, 1954. Two very different men thrown together by a world in turmoil are forced to flee across the Atlas mountains. Daru, the reclusive teacher, has to escort Mohamed, a villager accused of murder.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

9.1K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 9 wins & 6 nominations

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Trivia
The director approached Mortensen with his script because in his mind he was the ideal actor for the role.Mortensen gave his affirmative answer 10 days after reading it and in the process participated in the production as well.Similarly,Nick Cave agreed to compose the music for the film,after the director presented him with his idea.

Goofs
A former soldier salutes Daru (his former superior) with his hand like in the French army in which they fought together but he is not wearing a hat or helmet: he should have saluted with the quick uplifting of the head and not lift his hand to his temple as per military guidelines.

Quotes
Daru: [Of being of Spanish descent in Algeria] Pour les français, on était des arabes, et maintenant pour les arabes, on est des français.
[For the French, we were Arabs; and now for the Arabs, we are French]

Connections
Featured in Celebrated: Viggo Mortensen (2015)

Soundtracks
El Día Que Me Quieras
Music by Carlos Gardel (uncredited) and lyrics by Alfredo Le Pera (uncredited)
Performed by Carlos Gardel

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9/10

A touching homage to humanity

A quiet and touching study in love, respect, and morality beautifully acted by Viggo Mortensen and Reda Kateb. As the world swirls around each of them, each facing violence and death in their own universe, fate brings them together and each is saved by the other. A wonderful meditation on setting aside hatred and violence to reach the inner core that each of us carries within.

Do not let the pace frustrate you; parts move as snails, which is what Viggo's parents were called by the French. Set in and amongst the bloody Algiers civil war of the 1950's, one comes to appreciate the need to reach out, not only to those with whom we interact, but to teach the children the universal humanity of us all.

This movie, like the great Japanese movie Departures (2008), asks us to put aside the petty hatred, twisted customs, and violence of much of what we call life, and appreciate the beauty and love we can share with our fellow humans.

An absolutely lovely film.