The battle of Algiers
by Gillo Pontecorvo, Franco Solinas, and Yacef Saadi
Dramatizes the harrowing events of 1957, a key year in Algeria's struggle for independence from France. Recreates the tumultuous Algerian uprising against the occupying French in the 1950s. As violence escalates on both sides, the French torture prisoners for information and the Algerians resort to terrorism in their quest for independence. Children shoot soldiers at point-blank range, women plant bombs in cafes. The French win the battle, but ultimately lose the war as the Algerian people demonstrate that they will no longer be suppressed.
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Drama, Torture, Terrorism, Autonomy, History, Jabhat al-Tahrir al-Qawmi?, Battaglia di Algeri (Motion picture)Places
Algeria, Kasbah (Algiers, Algeria)Times
Revolution, 1954-1962Showing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
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Disc one: 'The Battle of Algiers'; disc two: 'Pontecorvo and the film'; disc three: 'The film and history'.
In French and Arabic with optional English subtitles.
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