Tahar Rahim rose to something approaching instant fame with his turn in Jacques Audiard’s brutal A Prophet and was recently seen in last year’s Jean-Jacques Annaud’s Black Gold.

Another project he took on in 2011 was Ismaël Ferroukhi’s period drama Free Men and the film is out in UK cinemas next Friday and we have an exclusive clip to share with you today.

Here’s a synopsis to send the thrill of intrigue through you,

In Paris during WWII, an Algerian immigrant is inspired to join the resistance by his unexpected friendship with a Jewish man.

Here’s the clip and a selection of images from the film,