Chronicle of the Years of Fire
6.4
1975
2h 57m
DramaWarHistory
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.
Key Crew
Director
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Producers
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Writers
Tewfik Farès
Rachid Boudjedra
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Cinematography
Marcello Gatti
Cast (14)
Yorgo Voyagis
Ahmed
Leila Shenna
L'Épouse d'Ahmed
