Topic: Algerian War

Direction Lucas Belvaux

Cast Gérard Depardieu · Catherine Frot · Jean-Pierre Darroussin · Yoann Zimmer

Synopsis Home Front (2020) delves into the lives of two veterans who once fought side by side during the Algerian War. Decades later, they find themselves compelled to revisit and grapple with the memories and experiences that have shaped their lives....

Direction Raphael Lewandowsky

Direction Jan Troell

Synopsis One More Brother (S) (1962) chronicles the harrowing journey of approximately 170,000 Algerians who sought refuge in Tunisia between 1957 and 1961 due to the ongoing conflict. The majority of these refugees embarked on a grueling trek on foot through...

Direction Philippe Faucon

Cast Théo Cholbi · Amine Zorgane · Yannick Choirat · Mohamed El Amine Mouffok

Synopsis Les Harkis (2022) follows the journey of Salah, Kaddour, and other young Algerians who enlisted in the French army as harkis during the Algerian War (1954-1962), serving under Lieutenant Pascal. As the conflict concludes and Algeria achieves independence, France begins...

Direction Mila Turajlic

Synopsis Ciné-Guerrillas: Scenes from the Labudovic Reels (2022) delves into the untold story of Stevan Labudović, a Yugoslavian cameraman dispatched by Tito to support the Algerian struggle for independence from French rule in the late 1950s. Labudović, driven by his own...