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Days of Glory

(2007, Rated R, Drama, Starring Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri, Roschdy Zem)

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 16, age appropriate for kids over 17; suggested age 16.

  • Is it any good?

    4.0

  • Common Sense says

    Sobering look at WWII from Algerian perspective.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 16–17

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    The French Caucasians are overtly racist; the Algerians/Muslims resist in various ways, sometimes with violence.

  • Violence:

    Frequent, harsh battlefield action, with explosions, burning, and bloody bullet wounds; a frustrated soldier stabs at a body with his bayonet (his fellows accuse him of savagery); fights between soldiers feature punching, pushing, and one assault with a knife; dead bodies and acts of violence "punctuate" characters' emotional trajectories.

  • Sex:

    A soldier and a woman kiss and embrace briefly.

  • Language:

    Repeated uses of "f--k," plus "s--t" and some racist language ("wog"), all in subtitles.

  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Frequent cigarette smoking (it's the 1940s); some drinking.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Days of Glory

Parents need to know that this subtitled French World War II drama deals with mature subject matter and has combat action scenes that are especially brutal (dismembered, bloody, burning, and exploding bodies). The focus on the French Caucasian troops' racism toward their Muslim fellows leads to tension and fights. A Muslim soldier and a white woman embrace and kiss (and she appears in a slip). Cigarette smoking, some drinking, and plenty of subtitled swearing and other language ("f--k," "s--t," and some arguments involving epithets like "wog").

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the soldiers' different perspectives and assumptions. How does the movie show the Muslims' take on the war? Their white commanding officers'? Their fellow soldiers' (who range from black Africans to white Europeans)? How is this movie's perspective on World War II different from American films like Saving Private Ryan and Schindler's List? How does this movie simultaneously show the soldiers' honor and courage and challenge the idea that they'll find "glory" in war?
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