Army of Crime (L'Armée du Crime) (2:13) 2009

Army of Crime is an excellent movie about the beginning days of the French Resistance against the occupying Nazis. I appreciated this movie having just finished reading two books with my 8th graders: The Cage and Parallel Journeys. This movie added to my background knowledge, I learned that many foreigners were involved with the Resistance from the start. The star of the movie is Simon Abkarian who portrays the Armenian poet Missak Manouchian. Missak had lost his entire family in the Soviet overtake of Armenia and was ethically opposed to killing. Over time, he eventually becomes a leader in the Resistance. There are scenes of torture as the "terrorists" as the Germans call them are rounded up and brought in by the French police. It is a lengthy movie but well worth the time. For viewers who are interested in this time period, this is a must see. I green light this movie. This movie is in French with English subtitles.