Movie · 117 min
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, Leila Shenna, Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Nourredine Meziane (Cheikh Nourredine), Sissani (Mohamed Djediat), Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir, Yahia Benmabrouk, Keltoum (Aïcha Adjouri), Sid Ali Kouiret, Nadia Talbi, Areski Nebti, François Maistre, Brahim Hadjadj, Taha El-Amiri, Abdelhamid Habati
Crew
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina (producer), Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina (director), Rachid Boudjedra (writer), Tewfik Farès (writer), Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina (writer)
Awards
1 wins from 2 nominations.
- Palme d'Or 1975 — won
- International Submission to the Academy Awards 1976 — nominated