Movie

Chronicle of the Years of Fire

★ 6.6/10 · 30 votes 1975 2h 57m Released

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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.

Cast

Yorgo Voyagis Ahmed L Leila Shenna L'Épouse d'Ahmed Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina Miloud, Le conteur Nourredine Meziane (Cheikh Nourredine) L'ami Sissani (Mohamed Djediat) Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir Slimane