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    Poster for Elise, or Real Life
    Movie
    1970•
    6.0

    Elise, or Real Life

    In the middle of the Algerian war, Elise, from Bordeaux, “goes” to Paris to join her brother to earn her living in an automobile factory. There she meets Arezki, an Algerian nationalist activist with whom she falls in love. A chronicle of working life at the time and which highlights the extent of police repression against Algerians.

    Poster for Z
    Movie
    1969•
    7.8

    Z

    A prominent politician is murdered during a demonstration. The government and army are trying to suppress the truth. But, a tenacious magistrate is determined to not to let them get away with it.

    Poster for Hell is Ten Years Old
    Movie
    1968•
    10.0

    Hell is Ten Years Old

    This film was considered a testing ground for young O.N.C.I.C. directors. Today there is no longer a copy and the negative was accidentally destroyed. The Algerian Cinematheque has a copy of the very beautiful part shot by Abderrahmane Bouguermouh "La Give": A young schoolgirl from Kabylia is tasked by the resistance fighters with transmitting a message which is hidden in a thrush...

    Poster for A Wife for My Son
    Movie
    1982•
    7.0

    A Wife for My Son

    An arranged marriage as seen through the eyes of an unhappy young Algerian woman.

    Poster for So that Algeria May Live
    Movie
    1972•
    9.0

    So that Algeria May Live

    Collectively made Algerian film.

    Poster for Ali in Wonderland
    Movie
    1980•
    10.0

    Ali in Wonderland

    Ali, an Algerian crane operator, takes with philosophy the bullying suffered by immigrants like him. His existence changes radically the day he wins the lottery.

    Poster for The Adventures of a Hero
    Movie
    1979•
    10.0

    The Adventures of a Hero

    In one of the tribes of the Algerian Sahara, everyone awaits the arrival of the hero who will defend the rights of the poor. A man decides one day to put the mark of the "hero" on his newborn son and the whole tribe celebrates the arrival of this eagerly awaited messiah who came to save them. This false hero then grows up by assuming his role of savior. Filled with cynicism, he crosses the countryside and has a number of adventures.

    Poster for Le Bal
    Movie
    1983•
    7.0

    Le Bal

    In a French nightclub, choreographed song and dance routines are performed, rather than a streamlined narrative. They tell the story of Parisian culture and politics from the 1920s—1980s. A disparate, anachronistic series of characters, including an ordinary waiter, a Nazi collaborator, resistance fighters, and 1960s student protestors gather to celebrate and satirize 20th century France's icons, demons, and social changes.

    Poster for Return of the Prodigal Son
    Movie
    1976•
    6.3

    Return of the Prodigal Son

    Freed after spending years in prison, an activist's homecoming turns into a dark affair as his disillusion clashes with his family's expectations. Demonstrating Chahine’s eclecticism, this is an elegant melodrama, exuberant musical, layered allegory, and profound portrait of personal and political disillusionment.

    Poster for Brancaleone at the Crusades
    Movie
    1970•
    7.2

    Brancaleone at the Crusades

    After saving an infant of royal blood, knight Brancaleone forms a new army and sets out to return the baby to his father: a prince fighting in the Crusades.

    Poster for The Epic of Cheikh Bouamama
    Movie
    1985•
    8.5

    The Epic of Cheikh Bouamama

    The story of the film revolves around the epic of Sheikh Bouamama, a leader of the national resistance in Algeria during the French colonial era. The events are taking place in southwestern Algeria. The film also tells about different stages of the resistance, especially about one of the uprisings of the Algerian people, namely "the battle of the sons of Sidi Sheikh Bouamama", in which French General Leuti was appointed to try to suppress and end this resistance.

    Poster for Inspector Tahar's Holiday
    Movie
    1972•
    8.7

    Inspector Tahar's Holiday

    Inspector Tahar and his apprentice are invited by Mama Traki, a popular Tunisian heroine, to spend their vacation in Tunis. Before leaving Algiers, they stop at a tourist complex where a murder has just been committed. The investigation full of surprises and twists and turns will take them to Tunis where they will find Ommi Traki and his family...

    Poster for The Empire of Dreams
    Movie
    1982•
    10.0

    The Empire of Dreams

    A stubborn director who wants to rediscover the Algiers of his childhood comes up against the “Hollywood” fantasies of his characters, non-professionals all hoping to be able to become “someone else”, at least for the duration of a film… Mise en abyme for a journey into megalomania…

    Poster for Moussa's Wedding
    Movie
    1982•
    10.0

    Moussa's Wedding

    Moussa, a young Franco-Algerian, returns to Algeria, but adapting to life in his country of origin proves difficult. Just as he is about to leave for France, he is called up for military service, which suits him fine because he is secretly in love with the beautiful Nacira.

    Poster for Echebka (الشبكة)
    Movie
    1976•
    10.0

    Echebka (الشبكة)

    Maamar (Sid Ali Kouiret), a young fisherman working in a small port in western Algeria, is forced to sell his goods at a discount every day to Si Khelifa (Abdelhalim Rais), owner of many trucks and a cannery where the wives work fishermen. He has a strange encounter. As he returns from fishing, bassinet in hand, he witnesses a car accident. Indeed, a car hits a tree with a beautiful girl “Hayat” on board who has lost consciousness. Maamar pulls her out of the car and saves her. It is at this precise moment that he realizes the existence of another world. As if awakened from a long sleep, he realizes that this exploitation can no longer continue. He leaves his village and his wife Laâlia (Fatima Belhadj) on a whim for three years. He finds himself in the capital which he leaves to return to his village and carry out a saving action...

    Poster for Hassan Terro's Escape
    Movie
    1974•
    8.5

    Hassan Terro's Escape

    In 1957, the Battle of Algiers intensifies. Hassan, a peaceful resident of the Casbah, is mistakenly identified as a dangerous "terrorist leader," earning him the nickname "Hassan Terro." He is arrested, but the French occupation army secretly organizes his escape in the hope of tracking down the leaders of the resistance. In turn, the Algerian liberation army exploits Hassan's naivety to thwart the French military command and disperse its forces.

    Poster for Stories of the Revolution
    Movie
    1969•
    10.0

    Stories of the Revolution

    The film recounts in three parts by three different directors the Algerian people's struggle for independence after 130 years of French colonization: Ahmed Bedjaoui "Les Fedayines," Rabah Laradji "La Bombe," Sid Ali Mazif "Le Messager."

    Poster for Hassan Taxi
    Movie
    1982•
    7.8

    Hassan Taxi

    Hassan, tired and worn out by the long years of post-independence, obtains a taxi license as a veteran and will crisscross the streets of Algiers, experiencing the most incredible adventures.

    Poster for Forbidden Zone
    Movie
    1974•
    10.0

    Forbidden Zone

    A revolutionary militant is killed during the repression of May 1945. His son, who is unaware of the real circumstances of the murder, ends up being attached to the ideal for which his father died.

    Poster for Children of the Wind
    Movie
    1980•
    9.0

    Children of the Wind

    Three short films about abandoned children, left to the omnipotence of silence, of the eye and of the hand but also of abysmal loneliness