In 1962, change comes to a Tunisian village on the edge of the Sahara. Read More »
Tag Archives: Algeria
The Yellow House AKA La maison jaune (2007) Amor Hakkar, Aya Hamdi, Tounes Ait Ali
Algeria, in the arid landscapes of the Aures Mountains, a little girl named Aya plowing a piece of land. Read More »
Dust of Life AKA Poussières de vie (1995) Rachid Bouchareb, Daniel Guyant, Gilles Chitlaphone, Jehan Pagès
Based on a true story, after the US withdrawal and the fall of South Vietnam Read More »
The Battle of Algiers (1966) Gillo Pontecorvo, Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saadi
A film commissioned by the Algerian government that shows the Algerian revolution from both sides. Read More »
The First Man (2011) Gianni Amelio, Michel Crémadès, Jacques Gamblin, Mickaël Batret
Franco-Italian production filmed in French and Italian directed by Amelio, based on the latest novel by Albert Camus, “The first man” unfinished work published in 1994. Read More »
The Sparrow (1972) Youssef Chahine, Salah Kabil, Ali El Scherif, Mahmoud El-Meliguy, Drama
Set shortly before and during the Six Day War in June of 1967, The Sparrow follows a young police officer stationed in a small village in Upper Egypt Read More »