
In 1958 in Paris, during the Algerian War, a young trainee lawyer, Maître Chabrier, was assigned to defend an Algerian garbage collector against paratroopers who had beaten him. Stay out of Algerian affairs, his peers advise him because the trial is taking a political turn. Chabrier acquired the reputation of the Fellaghas' lawyer.
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Cast

Laurent Malet
Maître Pierre Chabrier

Anne-Marie Philipe
Isabelle Chabrier

Mohamed Zinet
Mechtir

Raymond Gérôme
Maître Jules Corvisart

Michel Auclair
Maître Orsini Belcourt

Amidou
Leader of the FLN

Michel Beaune
Commissioner of General Intelligence

Victor Garrivier
Criminal prosecutor

Henri-Jacques Huet
Prefect

Jacques Mauclair
President of the military court

Roland Monod
Franciscan
Badredinne Bekkouche
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