Days of Glory (or Indigènes to the rest of the world) covers the tale of a handful of North African volunteers fighting among the Free French Army during the latter parts of World War II. Built around the strong performances of Jamel Debbouze (Amelie), Samy Naceri, Roschdy Zem and Sami Bouajila as the volunteers, the plot covers the traditional ground of raw recruits bonding together and surviving to go on and prove themselves as brave and valuable soldiers.
The film has received much praise for the addition of a strong political message about the racism shown towards the central characters, but unfortunately I felt the horrific prejudice and inequality suffered by the Arabic and African troops was too often dealt with in an offhand manner, encouraging its dismissal by the audience as of little consequence and frequently appearing irrelevant. This, however, doesn't detract from it being a great war film: the battlefield scenes are handled very capably, capturing the...
