The read
It runs long at 2h 57m.
Synopsis
A meticulous chronicle of the evolution of the Algerian national movement from 1939 until the outbreak of the revolution on November 1, 1954, the film unequivocally demonstrates that the "Algerian War" is not an accident of history, but a slow process of suffering and warlike revolts, uninterrupted, from the start of colonization in 1830, until this "Red All Saints' Day" of November 1, 1954. At its center, Ahmed gradually awakens to political awareness against colonization, under the gaze of his son, a symbol of the new Algeria, and that of Miloud, half-mad haranguer, half-prophet, incarnation of Popular memory of the revolt, the liberation of Algeria and its people.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
30 audience votes
Key crew
- Mohammed Lakhdar-HaminaDirector
- Rachid BoudjedraWriter
- Tewfik FarèsWriter
- Mohammed Lakhdar-HaminaWriter
Cast
- Yorgo VoyagisAhmed
- Leila ShennaL'Épouse d'Ahmed
- Mohammed Lakhdar-HaminaMiloud, Le conteur
- Nourredine Meziane (Cheikh Nourredine)L'ami
- Sissani (Mohamed Djediat)Cast
- Hadj Smaine Mohamed SeghirSlimane
- Yahia BenmabroukKouider
- Keltoum (Aïcha Adjouri)Cast
- Sid Ali KouiretCast
- Nadia TalbiCast
- Areski NebtiCast
- François MaistreLe contremaître de la carrière
Stills
Themes
war crimesresistancealgeriafrench colonialismalgerian war (1954-62)anti-colonialismhistorymaghrebfrancafriquepanafricanismdjazairalgerian resistance