The read
It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
In 1960, nine-year-old Bachir dreamed of becoming the son of a martyr because he had heard that the children of martyrs would obtain everything after independence. He sets up a whole plan to get rid of a certain François, enemy of his country, while his father, Saddek, abandoned him with his mother and brothers. Through this fiction, the film looks at the life and visions of little Algerians during the War of National Liberation. Karim Traïdia looks back on his own childhood during the Algerian war (1945-1962). On a humorous note, it tells the adventures of a young child and his innocent friends against the backdrop of a raging merciless war.
Ratings
TMDB7/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Karim TraïdiaWriter
- Karim TraïdiaDirector
Cast
- Malik BekhouchaBachir
- Hassan KachachSaddek
- Mouni BouallamLa Mère
- Fatima Ben SaïdaneLa Grand Mère
- Lucien GuignardFrançois
- Fethi NouriLe Voisin
- Mohamed Tahar ZaouiTchitcha
Stills
Themes
algeriaresistance fighterchild soldieralgerian war (1954-62)maghrebdjazairindependance war