Far from Men

Name: Far from Men
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 2015-01-14
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Reda Kateb, Djemel Barek, Vincent Martin, Nicolas Giraud

2015·Movie·110 min·★ 6.8(193)

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A French teacher in a small Algerian village during the Algerian War forms an unexpected bond with a dissident who is ordered to be turned in to the authorities.

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Can I watch Far from Men in United States? Yes — you can stream Far from Men in United States on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Fawesome, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store.

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Brazil	—	Google Play Movies
South Korea	Watcha, TVING	—

About Far from Men

Far from Men is a 2015 French-language drama and war film directed by David Oelhoffen. The cast is led by Viggo Mortensen, Reda Kateb, Djemel Barek. It has a runtime of 1h 50m. Viewers rate it 6.8/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome.

Far from Men was produced by One World Films, Pathé, and Perceval Pictures and made in France and United States of America. It was released on January 14, 2015.

Director: David Oelhoffen
Writers: David Oelhoffen
Release date: January 14, 2015
OTT release: April 14, 2015
Original language: French
Status: Released
Country: France, United States of America
Budget: $8 million
Production: One World Films, Pathé, Perceval Pictures

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Far from Men cast & crew

Far from Men was directed by David Oelhoffen and written by David Oelhoffen.

The cast features Viggo Mortensen as Daru, Reda Kateb as Mohamed, prisoner, Djemel Barek as Slimane, Vincent Martin as Balducci, Nicolas Giraud as Lieutenant Le Tallec, and Jean-Jérôme Esposito as Francis.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Nick Cave, cinematography is by Guillaume Deffontaines, and it was produced by Marc du Pontavice and Matthew Gledhill.

Is Far from Men worth watching?

Far from Men holds an audience score of 6.8/10 from 193 ratings, a solidly received drama films.

At 1h 50m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama and war, Far from Men is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Far from Men

In United States, you can stream Far from Men on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome, Pluto TV, and YouTube Free, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on April 14, 2015.

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