Monday Morning Maybe

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1973 | 95 min | Drama, War

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
A natural pick for anyone who likes a story with a soundtrack worth keeping and anyone interested in what war does to people. The music is woven into the story, not just laid on top. Liked Inglourious Basterds or Beasts of No Nation? This is a good next one. It puts you in the middle of the fighting, and doesn't let you forget the cost.
The mood
Intense.
The pace
Quiet, then quietly devastating, at 1 hr 35 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Made in 1973: an older pace and style.
  • Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.

In Algiers, during the Algerian War of Independence, one of the leaders of the FLN was arrested by the French colonial army, which used the most violent methods to make the prisoners speak. The use of torture poses a conscience problem for a French officer. Playing shot-reverse-shot, between the tortured and his torturer, in a suffocating camera, Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina approaches torture by drawing inspiration from the story of his father, who died of abuse.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    Not enough engagement data yet

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Cast & crew

Directed by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina

  • Michel AuclairColonel de St-Méran
  • Sid Ali KouiretSi Ahmed
  • Julien GuiomarLe général Beaumont
  • Geneviève PageBéatrice de St-Mérand
  • André ThorentLe général Michon
  • Jean-Claude BercqLe commandant Leteil
  • Mustapha KatebKhédija
  • André RouyerL'aumônier
  • Jacques FrançoisSerge de la Prévoteraie
  • Jean-Pierre Castaldi