It’s a film about the wounds of war rather than the war itself.

It’s a film about our memories, experiences and scars. For those who returned, the war never ended because it was never recognised or even considered to be a war. (…) our characters have only seen what they have experienced. In other words, just fragments and moments in time. They did what they thought was their duty and only later realised they had been nothing but cogs in a terrifying machine. Without necessarily having the words to talk about it and without feeling sure they would be heard or understood. They often say those who served in Algeria didn’t recount their experiences, but I think it was more that nobody wanted to listen to them.