Synopsis
In the city of Guelma, which was once called Heliopolis in ancient times, the daily life of an Algerian family takes its usual course. But on May 8, 1945, the day the end of World War II was announced, demonstrations by the Algerian people against the French colonial power and for the country's independence took place, which were bloodily suppressed by the French army and French settler militias. The event went down in history as the Sétif and Guelma massacre.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Djaffar GacemWriter
- Djaffar GacemDirector
Cast
- Aziz BoukrouniMokdad
- Mehdi RamdaniMahfoud
- Souhila MallemNedjma
- Alexis RangheardGervais
- Mourad OudjitBachir
- Fodil AssoulSedek
- Jacques SerresMarcel Lavie
- Cesar DuminilClaude Roland
- Laurent GernigonBertrand Roland
- Mustapha LaribiFarhad Abass
- Nacereddine DjoudiSmail
- Mohamed FrimehdiMabrouk
Stills
Themes
mass murderalgeriafrench colonialismalgerian war (1954-62)djazairliberation warcolonial repressionsétif, guelma, kherrata