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Chronicle of the Years of Fire
6.7 / 10• 1975• 2h 57m•NR• Arabic
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Storyline
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 & Crew
Yorgo Voyagis
Ahmed
Lead
Leila Shenna
L'Épouse d'Ahmed
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Miloud, Le conteur
Nourredine Meziane (Cheikh Nourredine)
L'ami
Sissani (Mohamed Djediat)
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Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir
Slimane
Yahia Benmabrouk
Kouider
Keltoum (Aïcha Adjouri)
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What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Chronicle of the Years of Fire is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
