Storyline
Djamila, a young Algerian woman living with her brother Hadi and her uncle Mustafa in the Casbah district of Algiers under the French occupation of Algeria, sees the full extent of injustice, tyranny and cruelty on his compatriots by French soldiers. Jamila's nationalist spirit will be strengthened when French forces invade her university to arrest her classmate Amina who commits suicide by ingesting poison. Shortly after the prominent Algerian guerrilla leader Youssef takes refuge with her, she realizes that her uncle Mustafa is part of this network of anti-colonial rebel fighters. Her uncle linked her to the National Liberation Front (FLN). A series of events illustrate Jamila's participation in resistance operations against the occupier before she was finally captured and tortured. Finally, despite the efforts of her French lawyer, Jamila is sentenced to death...
Cast & Crew
Magda Al Sabahi
جميلة بو حريد
Lead
Ahmad Mazhar
يوسف
Salah Zulfikar
عزام
Rushdy Abaza
بيجار
Zahrat Al-Ola
بوعزة
Kariman
حسيبة
Farida Fahmy
سيمون
Mahmood Al-Meleji
المحامي الفرنسي جاك فيرجيس
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Youssef Chahine's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Jamila, the Algerian is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
