Daniel Ali, a rebellious schoolteacher in colonial Algeria
2012 · Movie · 52m
The read
A Balasaur Score of 100 out of 100, drawn from TMDB 10/10. It runs a compact 52m.
Synopsis
In 1954, Daniel Vérin, a young schoolteacher of Algerian descent, made a radical decision: he turned his back on colonial France and joined the Algerian insurgents. He enlisted in the FLN, then the ALN, and became "Ali," a soldier in the struggle for independence. At the end of the war in 1962, he became an Algerian citizen. But the long-awaited independence did not bring Ali the taste of victory. On a scholarship, he went to study in the United States. Upon his return, the Algerian administration forbade him from entering his homeland. Rejected by the country he had defended, he obtained American citizenship in 1969. Condemned by France for his activism and ignored by Algeria for more than forty years, Ali was not officially recognized as a mujahid, a fighter of the Revolution, until 2004.
Ratings
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Maurice FerletDirector
- Georges VérinDirector
- Georges VérinWriter
Cast
- Daniel Ali VérinSelf
- Patty VérinSelf
- Hélène VérinSelf
- Georges VérinSelf
- Khadidja MahdiSelf
- Malika RahalSelf
- Bénédicte RichardNarrator
- Zohra DjazouliSelf
- Abdallah MihoubiSelf
- Djilali BenaliSelf
