Far From Men

Name: Far From Men
Genre: Drama
Released: May 1, 2015
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 74
Cast: Antoine Régent, Djemel Barek, Hatim Sadiki, Jean-Jérôme Esposito, Nicolas Giraud

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Tribeca Film | Release Date: May 1, 2015 | Not Rated

Starring: Antoine Régent, Djemel Barek, Hatim Sadiki, Jean-Jérôme Esposito, Nicolas Giraud, Reda Kateb, Viggo Mortensen, Vincent Martin, Yann Goven

Summary: A reclusive ex-soldier (Viggo Mortensen) is thrown into the woes of rebellion when he's ordered to escort a villager accused of murder to prison during the Algerian War. As their journey leads them through a deadly firefight between settlers and rebels, the two men on opposite sides of the conflict must join forces to survive. [Tribeca Film]

Director: David Oelhoffen

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 101 min

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John Bleasdale

Sep 13, 2014

The film is heartfelt and sincere in its concern to understand conflict and the plight of good men when they're forced to make impossible choices. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

Apr 30, 2015

In the penetrating character study that is Far From Men, existentialism has never felt so intimate. Read full review

Adam Nayman

Apr 29, 2015

Nobody moseys like Viggo Mortensen. In "The Road," "Appaloosa," "Jauja," and the new French Western Far From Men, the erstwhile Aragorn masters the tricky art of being a figure in the landscape. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Sep 13, 2014

Despite his movie-star reputation and looks, Mortensen remains a remarkably humble screen presence, a trait that’s perfect for a part that demands considerable empathy from whoever’s playing it. Read full review

Chuck Bowen

Apr 26, 2015

The film often suggests a less defiant cover of The Defiant Ones, yet it's a must-see for Viggo Mortensen's characteristically wonderful performance. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

Apr 30, 2015

Camus sets the movie’s initial course, but Mr. Oelhoffen resolutely steers it home with political context, historical hindsight, an unambiguous moral imperative and a pair of well-matched performances; put another way, he makes the story his own. Read full review

Boyd van Hoeij

Sep 13, 2014

Instead of complex personalities and dilemmas, we mostly get clichés. Read full review

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BillyBobV

Jan 16, 2021

I really enjoyed this movie. The cinematography was very nice and the character development excellent.

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